Manuel García Hispaleto, originally Manuel García y Martínez (22 November 1836, Seville - 26 December 1898, Madrid) was a Spanish painter; known for portraits and costumbrista scenes. His brother, , was also a painter. Many sources refer to him as Manuel García y García, but his mother's maiden name appears to have been Martínez.

Biography

His father operated an import sales business, but it was only moderately successful. In 1847, at the age of eleven, he began attending classes at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría. His older brother, Rafael, also studied there and, in 1853, adopted the pseudonym "Hispaleto", a reference to the original Roman name for Seville: "Hispalis". After Rafael's early death, at the age of twenty-two, Manuel adopted the name in remembrance. In 1854, he moved to Madrid to continue his studies at the "Escuela de Santa Catalina", a satellite school of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Beginning in 1860, he became a regular participant in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and would have showings there until 1895. Some of his works were given medals. In 1871, he was also awarded the Order of Charles III. In 1872, he returned to Seville, where he sought inspiration from the costumbrismos of Andalucia. Two years later, he went back to Madrid to take part in an exposition at the . There, he met Esperanza Romero Cabrero; daughter of María del Rosario Cabrero, the proprietress of the Platería, and her husband, the poet . He remained in Madrid and, five years later, they were married at the Basílica pontificia de San Miguel. They had three children, one of whom died in infancy. He was one of the founding members of the Sociedad de Acuarelistas (watercolorists) and attended their annual exhibitions. For many years, he was a professor at the . He also worked on restoration projects at the

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Selected paintings

File:Alfonso XIII, cadete, de Manuel García Hispaleto.jpg, Alfonso XIII
as a Cadet File:Garcia Hispaleto Discurso de Quijote.jpg, Don Quixote's Speech on Arms and Letters File:Casa de Tócame Roque.jpg, File:Garcia-Toreadors.jpg, Entry of the Toreadors

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Real Academia de la Historia The Real Academia de la Historia (RAH, 'Royal Academy of History') is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the diff ...

External links

"Las exposiciones nacionales y la crítica de arte en España"
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