Monday, November 14, 2011

Julio Romero de Torres - Venus of Poetry


Julio Romero de Torres (Córdoba, November 9, 1874 - Córdoba, May 10, 1930) was a Spanish painter. He spent most of his life living in Córdoba and Madrid and both places had influences on his paintings. He combined many different styles when he painted because he had many different influences including realism, which was a popular style at that time and impressionism, which he picked up from living in Córdoba and from his father. 

[Oil on canvas]

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