Manuel Ortega (painter)
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Manuel Ortega Pérez de Monforte (9 July 1921 – 14 April 2014) was a Spanish painter, muralist, sculptor, designer, portrait painter, and engraver. He was born in
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. Ortega created more than 200 murals and created
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in many
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, hotels and developments from Spain. He won the international competition for the windows of the
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in Madrid in 1998. Ortega died in Madrid from natural causes, aged 92.


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1921 births 2014 deaths Spanish painters Artists from Madrid {{Spain-artist-stub