Artist

Bartolomé Montalvo

Portrait of Bartolomé Montalvo
Portrait of Bartolomé Montalvo

Spanish, 1769–1846

Bartolomé Montalvo was a Spanish Rococo painting artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado. Bartolomé Montalvo was born in Sangarcía.

Bartolomé Montalvo (1769 – 11 August 1846) was a Spanish painter born in Sangarcía near Segovia. He was a pupil of Zacarías Velazquez. He was admitted to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando on 6 April 1814.

In 1816 became pintor de cámara for King Fernando VII. He specialized in painting landscapes, hunted animals and still lifes (bodegones). When Montalvo died, he had been for years lieutenant director of the Academy.

Works by Bartolomé Montalvo

Collections represented

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