Poultry Market, Tangiers, before 1881.
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on wood
Walters Art Museum, United States
5 works held in 3 museums
Spanish painter, Orientalist scenes and views of Venice, 1844-1921
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on wood
Walters Art Museum, United States
El bautizo (museum title)
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on canvas
National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on canvas
Walters Art Museum, United States
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on wood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
El Minue (museum title)
José Villegas Cordero (Spanish), oil on canvas
National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
José Villegas Cordero (1844-1921) was a Spanish painter, born in Seville and died in Madrid, who lived for a long time in Rome and Venice. He painted genre and history scenes, Orientalist scenes of Morocco, views of Venice and portraits, in a precise and colourful manner that made him famous in Europe and the United States. He directed the Prado Museum from 1901 to 1918.
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