The Visionary Brush of Enrique Simonet Born into a world of high social standing in Valencia on February 2, 1866, Enrique Simonet Lombardo was a man whose destiny was initially destined for the pulpit rather than the palette. Though his childhood vocation leaned toward religious studies, the pull of the visual arts proved irresistible. With the vital support of his father, a prominent land registrar, Simonet abandoned the path of theo…