José de Madrazo y Agudo

Place: Santander

Born: 1781

Death: 1859

Biography:

José de Madrazo y Agudo (22 April 1781 – 8 May 1859) was a Spanish painter and engraver one of the primary exponents of the Neoclassical style in Spain. He was the patriarch of a family of artists that included his sons Federico and Luis and his grandsons, Raimundo and Ricardo. He was born in Santander, and began his studies at the Real Academia de...