Rafael Senet Pérez facts for kids
Rafael Senet Pérez was a Spanish painter born in Seville on October 7, 1856. He passed away in Seville in 1926. He was a talented artist, especially good at using watercolors. Rafael was famous for painting scenes of everyday life in Spain, which is called costumbrista art. He also created beautiful pictures inspired by places like the Middle East and North Africa, known as Orientalist art. Besides these, he painted many lovely views of the city of Venice in Italy.
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About Rafael Senet Pérez
Early Life and Art Studies
Rafael started learning art at a special school in Seville called the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Isabel of Hungary. There, he had important teachers like Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer and Eduardo Cano.
Travels and Inspiration
In 1880, Rafael traveled to Madrid for a short time. With help from a banker named Ramón de Ibarra, he then went on a study trip to Rome, Italy. In Rome, he was influenced by another famous painter, José Villegas Cordero. After Rome, Rafael traveled all over Italy. He spent a long time in Venice, where he painted many of the city's famous sights.
Art Exhibitions and Awards
Rafael's hard work paid off! In 1884, he won a second-place medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Spain for his painting called El regreso de la pesca en Nápoles (The Return of the Fishing (fishermen) in Naples). In the same year, he also won a second prize at an art show in Munich, Germany.
He showed his watercolor paintings at an exhibition in Barcelona. He also displayed his art at the fifth International Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1907.
Painting Style and Legacy
Rafael was part of a group of landscape painters known as the Alcalá de Guadaira school. This group was led by the artist Emilio Sánchez Perrier. Many of Rafael's paintings are now owned by private collectors, especially in England. His works were shown and sold there by a company called Arthur Tooth & Sons.
Images for kids
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Return of the Herd
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A Party in the Tavern
See also
In Spanish: Rafael Senet Pérez para niños
