BENLLIURE Y GIL, JOSE (1855-1937), Spanish painter, born at Valencia, studied under Domingo, and was sent to the Spanish school in Rome. He was one of the select circle pensioned by the Spanish government for residence in Italy and executed several state orders for the decoration of public buildings; but he owes his chief fame to his large paintings, notably the "Vision in the Colosseum" and the "Valley of Jehosaphat and the Resur rection of the Dead." He became the leader of the Spanish art colony in Rome, where he also worked as a sculptor.