![Julio Romero de Torres - La Buenaventura [1922] by Gandalf's Gallery](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/9392245450_3371d015c5.jpg)
Julio Romero de Torres (1874 - 1930) spent most of his life living in Córdoba and Madrid and both places had influences on his paintings. He combined many different styles when he painted because he had many different influences including realism, which was a popular style at that time and impressionism, which he picked up from living in Córdoba and from his father. While in Córdoba he became part of the late 19th century intellectual movement that was based on the Royal Academy of Science, Arts and Literature. Julio Romero also won many awards in his lifetime. In 1895 he won an honorable mention at the National Exhibition and later won third place in 1899 and 1904.
[Museo CarmenThyssen, Málaga - Oil on canvas, 106 x 163 cm]