Julio Cebrián Mezquita

JULIO CEBRIÁN MEZQUITA, (Valencia 1854-1926).
"Santa Cristina".
Oil on panel.
Signed and dedicated on the back.
Missing two crystals.
Measurements: 41 x 34 cm.
Spanish painter. As a child he studied music with the composer Salvador Giner, and then drawing and painting with Carlos Giner. He was formed in the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos of Valencia, of which he became professor and member of the Academy. He also taught at the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Madrid. He practiced history painting, Byzantine-style religious painting and portraiture, although he was especially known for his still lifes, especially those of flowers. He regularly attended the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, in 1878 with the painting entitled Destierro del Cid a Valencia, in 1881 with San Francisco de Asís, and in 1884 with Ausias March reading his trovas to the prince of Viana. In the latter two he was awarded the third medal and the paintings were acquired by the State.