José María Romero López (12 May 1815 in

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was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style. Some sources give his year of death as 1880 or 1888.

Biography

Very few details of his early life are known for certain. In 1838, already a working artist, he was registered as a member of the Real Sociedad Económica Sevillana de Amigos del País; having gained his membership by donating a work called "The Coronation of the Drunkards", rather than paying the usual cash fee. They also presented him with a letter of appreciation for some cabinetmaking he had done.Álvaro Cabezas García and María Josefa Carro Valdés Hevia, "Nuevas aportaciones a la vida y obra del pintor José María Romero (1816-1894)". In: ''Laboratorio de arte'', #30, 2018, pp. 367-388 In 1840, he became an assistant professor of drawing at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Sevilla. Beginning in 1848, he taught classes in sketching. The following year, he was installed in the

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From 1860 to 1866, he was a member of the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría (''Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Isabel of Hungary'') is located in the Casa de los Pinelo, Casa-Palacio de los Pinelo in central Seville, Spain. It is divided into six sections: ...

. From 1840 to 1879, he was a regular participant in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. In 1866, he moved to

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, where he was also a member of the Real Academia Provincia del Bellas Artes de Cádiz until 1875, when he probably returned to Seville. In 1879, he established himself in Madrid, where he painted portraits and some religious works.José Fernández López, "El asunto religioso en la obra del pintor romántico sevillano José María López". In: ''Laboratorio de arte'', 1990 By 1889, he was in Málaga, working as a Professor of color and composition at the . He stayed until sometime in 1893, when his age and health forced him to retire. He was buried in Madrid in 1894, possibly having gone there looking for clients. In addition to museums in Spain, his works may be seen in Cuba; at the

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