La Siesta
José Villegas y Cordero (Sevilla 1848 - Madrid 1921), attr.
Lot-No. 73
Oil/canvas, 31 x 52,5 cm, lo. le. sign. Villegas, some rest. - Spanish history a. figure painter. V. was taught painting in the studios of E. Cano, J. Romero a. J. Aranda. In 1867 he went to Rome, where he later became head of the Spanish art academy. In 1904 he was appointed director of the Prado in Madrid.
José Villegas y Cordero: La Siesta
José Villegas y Cordero (Sevilla 1848 - Madrid 1921), attr.
La Siesta
Lot-No. 73
Oil/canvas, 31 x 52,5 cm, lo. le. sign. Villegas, some rest. - Spanish history a. figure painter. V. was taught painting in the studios of E. Cano, J. Romero a. J. Aranda. In 1867 he went to Rome, where he later became head of the Spanish art academy. In 1904 he was appointed director of the Prado in Madrid.