Jose Benlliure House/Museum

Local nameCasa Museo Benlluire
LocationValencia, Spain

Mariano Benlliure was a Spanish sculptor, who executed many public monuments and religious sculptures in Spain, working in a heroic realist style.He was born in El Grau quarter of Valencia. His earliest sculptures featured bullfighting themes, modeled in wax and cast in bronze. At the age of thirteen he showed a wax modello of a picador at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1876. Pursuing the thought of becoming a painter, he went to Paris his expenses paid by his master, Francisco Domingo Marqués. A trip to Rome in 1879, revealing at first hand the sculptures of Michelangelo convinced him to be a sculptor. In 1887 he established himself permanently in Madrid, where in that year's Exposición Nacional his portrait sculpture of the painter Ribera won him a first-prize.Benlliure's style is characterized by detailed naturalism allied to an impressionistic spontaneity. His portrait busts and public monuments are numerous, and include:

Tags Museum
Download Download See more

Opening hours

Tue - Sat: 9:30 am - 2 pm, 3 pm - 7 pm
Sun, holidays: 9:30 am - 3 pm

Admission

Adults: €2
Reduced: €1
Free entry on Sundays and holidays.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Benlliure

Official Website http://valencia.es/

Email cmbenlliure@valencia.es

Phone +34 96 391 91 03

Address Calle de Blanquerías 23, 46003 Valencia, Spain

Coordinates 39°28'50.781" N -0°22'44.202" E

Sygic Travel - A Travel Guide in Your Pocket

Download for free and plan your trips with ease
Or just search for "Sygic Travel" in App Store or Google Play.
Sygic Travel Maps The world's first map app tailored for travelers
Use the app Not now