Joaquín Araújo Ruano
Joaquín Araújo Ruano (* 1851 in Ciudad Real , † 1894 in Madrid ) was a Spanish painter, graphic artist and book illustrator.
He studied in Madrid at the High School for Painting and Sculpture (Escuela Superior de Pintura y Escultura) with Ignacio Suárez Llanos . In 1872 he traveled to Paris, where he became a student of Léon Bonnat , and then worked at the Spanish Academy in Rome (Academia de España en Roma). He became friends with Giovanni Boldini and James Whistler , worked for the English magazine The Graphic and numerous Spanish periodicals, especially the one devoted to bullfighting . Among his etchings , the series that he dedicated to Dante's Divine Comedy should be highlighted .
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| SURNAME | Araújo Ruano, Joaquín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish painter, printmaker and book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ciudad Real |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1894 |
| Place of death | Madrid |