FORTUNY, MARIANO JOSE MARIA BERNARDO (1838-1874), Spanish painter, was born at Reus on June ri, 1838. He entered the Academy of Barcelona, where he worked for four years under Claudio Lorenzale, and in March 1857 he gained a scholarship which enabled him to complete his studies in Rome. On the outbreak of the war between Spain and the emperor of Morocco in 18S9 Fortuny was sent by the authorities of Barce lona to paint the most striking incidents of the campaign. He returned to Spain in 1860. He visited Paris in 1868 and shortly afterwards married the daughter of Federico Madrazo, the director of the royal museum at Madrid. Another visit to Paris in 1870 was followed by a two years' stay at Granada, but then he returned to Rome where he died on Nov. 21, 1874 The work which Fortuny accomplished during his short life is distinguished by facility of execution and cleverness in the arrangement of brilliant hues.
See J. C. Davillier, Fortuny, sa vie, son oeuvre, sa correspondance, etc. (1875) ; C. Yriarte, Fortuny (Artistes celebres series) (1886) .