Manuel Benedito Vives (25 December 1875 – 20 June 1963) was a Spanish painter. He was born in

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on Christmas 1875. His father was a taxidermist, and his brother was a musician. At age 13 he was enrolled in the San Carlos School of Fine Arts, from which he graduated six years later. Upon graduation, he began work in

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's workshop and traveled to

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with him two years later. He was a member of the Academia de Bellas Artes de España from 1900 to 1904 and later worked as a teacher at the School of San Fernando. He painted landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, the later of which he was best known for, especially towards the end of his career. He painted

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several times. In 1944, he received the

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. The Fundación Manuel Benedito museum, founded in October 2020 by Vicenta Benedito, his niece, is dedicated to his work. The museum is located in what used to be his studio in Madrid.

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