| Enrique Simonet | |
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Self-portrait, Enrique Simonet (1910) |
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| Birth name | Enrique Simonet Lombardo |
| Born | February 2, 1866 Valencia, Spain |
| Died | April 20, 1927 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Field | Painting |
Enrique Simonet Lombardo (February 2, 1866 – April 20, 1927) was a Spanish painter.
Enrique Simonet was born in Valencia and first studied at the Saint Charles Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Valencia.
In 1887 obtained a grant to study painting in the Fine Arts Academy in Rome, where he painted in 1890 Heart's anatomy also known as She had a heart! or Autopsy; a painting that would bring him international recognition and which won him several prizes.[1]
He also obtained several international awards including Madrid in 1892, Chicago in 1893, Barcelona in 1896 and Paris in 1900.
His painting Saint Paul's beheading is in a preferred place at the Cathedral of Malaga.[2]
In 1911 he became a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.