Madrazo, Jos Madrazo Y Aguda

Madrazo, Jos. Madrazo Y Aguda a Spanish painter, was born at Santander, April 22, 1781. He studied at the Academy of Madrid, under David in Paris, and in Rome. Returning to the former city in 1818, he became director of the Academy, and afterwards of the museum. He died there, May 8, 1859. Among his principal paintings are Jesus in the House of Ananias; The Sacred Heart of Jesus; and The Seizure of Breda.