Stanislaus Torrents -Head of a Bishop -19th Century Oil Painting

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Stanislaus Torrents -Head of a Bishop -19th century Oil painting

Oil painting on board -Signed -circa 1870s
Board size 6x4.5" … Read more Stanislaus Torrents -Head of a Bishop -19th century Oil painting

Oil painting on board -Signed -circa 1870s
Board size 6x4.5" - frame size: 9x7"

Artist Biography
Born in Marseille ,8th child of a rich family of Spanish immigrant ,Stanislaus Torrents attended a drawing school from 1851 to 1856 .
He continued his training in Barcelona then went to Paris in 1861 where he learned painting in Thomas Couture's studio ,
At the same time he studied in museum the illustrious masters, notably Diego Velasquez who he was influenced by .
In 1866 he obtained a pension from the school of fine arts in Barcelona and went to Rome from 1868 to 1871.
Back in Marseille in 1873 he became the favorite painter of Jules Cantini and Jules Charles-Roux. He only exhibits in rare occasions.
After several stays in Paris and Spain, he returned again to Marseilles around 1885,
in 1904 he retired to Cannes where he died on November 6,1916 .In 1919 his son Pierre consigned 262 paintings to the museum of fine arts in Marseilles.

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