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Gutiérrez de la Vega, José
(b Seville, 6 Dec 1791; d Madrid, Dec 1865). Spanish painter. His training at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Seville was based on the cult and imitation of the art of Murillo, which deeply influenced his style, especially in his early years. Though otherwise in Seville at this time, he spent 1829 in Cádiz, where he became a friend of the English consul John Brackembury, and painted portraits of him, his wife Catherine and their children (Madrid, Delgado Brackembury priv. col.). Cádiz was then influenced by English art and culture, and Gutiérrez de la Vega assimilated something of the elegance and aristocratic manner characteristic of 19th-century English painting. His style corresponds perfectly to the Spanish Romantic spirit, and its refinement is especially evident in his portraits, many of which reflect the art of Murillo. This can be seen in Richard Ford and Harriet Ford (both 1831; London, priv. col.), in which both figures are dressed in 17th-century Spanish costume. The influence of Murillo in this period is even more marked in such religious works as Christ and the Woman of Samaria (Seville, S Pedro) and St Clement (Seville, Sagrario).
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