The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia (

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for ''Saint Charles Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Valencia'') has been a

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since 1768.

History

The institution is deemed to be the follow-on institution of the

Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Bárbara The Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Bárbara was an art school located in Valencia, Spain, founded in 1753 by decree of King Ferdinand VI of Spain The school which was located in the University of Valencia building was named after Barbara of Po ...

, which was closed in 1759. The institution was founded under the name ''Real Academia de las Tres Nobles Artes de San Carlos'' (''Royal Academy of the three Noble Arts of Saint Charles'') by decret of

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from February 14, 1768, according to the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (RABASF; ), located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. A public law corporation, it is integrated together with other Spanish royal acad ...

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. The so-called "three noble arts" were

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and

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. Until 1910 the academic training was rather practical, before the course offer was increased by essential theoretic and practical knowledge. By decret from July 24, 1913, the museum for painting and sculpture was subordinated to the academy.Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia
Historia
The current president is Román de la Calle de la Calle.

Faculties

* Architecture * Sculpture * Painting and

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Alumni

Cecilio Plá Cecilio Plá y Gallardo (22 November 1860 – 4 August 1934) was a Spanish painter and illustrator. Biography Cecilio Plá was born in Valencia. As a child, he studied music at the , in accordance with the wishes of his father, who was the ...

(1860–1934) *

Enrique Simonet Enrique Simonet Lombardo (February 2, 1866 – April 20, 1927) was a Spanish painter. Early life Simonet was born in Valencia. His first vocation of childhood was religious studies, but he abandoned it to devote himself to painting. Despite ...

(1866–1927) *

Bernardo Ferrándiz Bádenes Bernardo Ferrándiz Bádenes (21 July 1835 – 3 May 1885) was a Spanish costumbrista painter. He is considered to be one of the founders of the "". Biography He was born in Valencia, the son of a fisherman in the port district known as " ...

(1835–1885) *

Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench (January 11, 1849 – October 18, 1916) was a Spanish painter from Valencia. He was one of the most prominent Impressionist painters from late nineteenth century Spain. Biography Born into a poor family in Valencia, ...

(1849–1916) *

Julio Benlloch Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

(1893–1919) *

Jose Royo Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

(1946–) *

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(1896–1968) * R. Mora (1909-)

External links

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References

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