Rafael Romero Barros (30 May 1832,

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- 2 December 1895, Córdoba) was a Spanish painter who often worked in the

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style. His youngest son was the painter

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Biography

He was born into a humble working-class family. When he was only a few months old, his parents moved to

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to find employment. At the age of twelve, he began to study at the "Universidad Literaria de Sevilla", where he showed some talent as a writer, producing works on art and literature. It was also there that he had his first art lessons and became serious about an artistic career.

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and the English landscape painters were among his first influences. In 1862, he moved to Córdoba to manage the "Museo Provincial de Pintura".Brief biography
@ Cordobapedia. Over the next few years, he founded the "Escuela de Música" and the "Escuela Provincial de Bellas Artes". He also organized and directed the "" and remained active as an author, contributing prolifically to the local newspapers and magazines. In addition to his cultural work, he was a lifetime member of the "Asociación de Obreros Cordobeses", a

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, where he served as secretary. Equally significant, perhaps, was his work as an

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. In his museum workshop, he restored paintings by

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and many others, including the image of the "Virgen de Linares", from the Thirteenth Century. His interest in archaeology naturally led him to work for preservation as well as restoration. He was especially concerned about works of Arab and Jewish origin, which were being ignored or vandalized, so he formed an alliance with Father

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, a distinguished historical scholar who helped him with transcriptions. His efforts were crowned by an appointment to a seat on the "Comisión de Monumentos de Córdoba".

Selected paintings

His works, especially the later canvases, are classified as Costumbrista, although they often lack the anecdotal character typical of the genre. Many show the influence of

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. His other two sons,

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and , also became painters of some note. File:Mendigo - Rafael Romero Barros.jpeg, Beggar File:Chicos jugando a las cartas - Rafael Romero de Barros.jpg, Children Playing Cards File:El conde de Cañete de las Torres - Rafael Romero Barros - MBACO.jpg, The Count of Cañete
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References

External links

Works by Rafael Romero Barros
@ Ciudad de la Pintura.

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Biography

Selected paintings

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