Domingo Valdivieso y Henarejos

Who was Domingo Valdivieso y Henarejos?

Domingo Valdivieso y Henarejos was a Spanish painter. He was born at Mazarron, in Murcia. He was first a pupil of Juan Albacete, and then studied successively in the Schools of Art at Madrid, in Paris, and in Rome. After his return he became anatomical teacher to the Royal Academy of San Fernando. About 1870 his mind was for a time deranged. He painted portraits, genre subjects, and historical pictures ; among the latter are: an Entombment of Christ, The First Communion, and Philip II on the occasion of an Auto da Fè.