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Julio Romero de Torres was born Córdoba in southern Spain (1874). He grew up and lived there most of his life. His father was the well-regarded painter impresionist Rafael Romero Barros. His mother was Rosario de Torres Delgado. Julio grew ip in an artisric family. His farther who was the director, curator and founder of Córdoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes taught him to paint. He demonrated a an interest in art at a young age. He entered the the School of Fine Arts when he was only 10 years old. He went to Madrid to work and study (1906). He also travelled around Europe to study. He deveoped a symbolist style, meaning cmmunicating ideas through symbols instead of depicting reality in various ways. Some of his oaintings look realistuc to us, perhaps portraits done on commission. We noitice a portrait of the Basabe family with the boys werting Fauntleroy suits (1919). This was a style thst haf largely gine oit of style by the time. And wven mnore so the boys's curled hsuir style. We know nothing about the family, bur the portarit suggests that they were rich. One intere site suggests that the family name is Basque. That of course is vert far from Córdoba.
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