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Born in Madrid on 27 September into a wealthy family, Aureliano de Beruete alternated his law degree at university with studying drawing and painting..
Aureliano de Beruete y Moret
Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (1876, Madrid – 1922, Madrid) was an art critic and historian; son of the painter, Aureliano de Beruete.[1] He served as Director of the Museo del Prado from 1918 until his death.
His son, Aureliano de Beruete y Moret (es), a critic and art.
Biography
As the son of a Professor who was a founding member of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, he grew up being educated according to the pedagogical principles of Krausism, as did many Spanish intellectuals of the time.
He obtained his doctorate in philosophy and literature at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and soon began to publish articles on art in several Spanish and foreign magazines. His essays and monographs included general subjects, such as The School of Madrid (1909), and studies of individual artists, such as Valdés Leal (1911), Velázquez en el Museo del Prado (1915), and Goya, pintor de retratos (1916).[2][3]
In 1918, he succeeded José Villegas Cordero as Director of the M