Julio Romero de Torres
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Julio Romero de Torres ( November 9, 1874 – May 10, 1930 ) was a Spanish painter.
He was born and he died in Córdoba, Spain, where he lived most of his life. As the son of well known painter Rafael Romero Barros, director of Córdoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Julio began his training at the Escuela de Bellas Artes from the age 10.
The Museum of Julio Romero de Torres at his former residence in Córdoba houses examples of his works, as well as works by Francisco Zurbarán, Alejo Fernandez, Antonio del Castillo and Valdés Leal. Some of his important works at the museum include Amor místico y amor profano, El Poema de Córdoba, Marta y María, La saeta, Cante hondo, La consagración de la copla, Carmen, and La chiquita piconera.
