Laureano barrau biography of mahatma

Laureano Barrau was born in 1863 into a large family of the Barcelona bourgeoisie.

He began his artistic training at the Escuela de la Llotja (Fine Arts School), where he was a disciple of Antoni Caba and Claudi Lorenzale. In 1882 he travelled to Madrid, to study the paintings of the great Spanish masters in the Museo del Prado (Prado Museum).

Laureano barrau biography of mahatma gandhi

The following year he moved to Paris where Jean-Léon Gérôme, one of the most renowned academic artists, facilitated access to the National School of Fine Arts. In the French capital he coincided with Ramon Casas, with whom he shared his first trip through Spain, and was particularly fascinated by the Andalusian cities of Seville and Granada. 

 

Although Rome was no longer part of the artists’ training itinerary, Barrau dreamed of training according to the classic, traditional canons.

Therefore, when he was twenty-one and was awarded the P