Spanish painter Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta showed his talent at the young age when he was drawing at his father’s workshop. His father wanted him to become either an architect or engineer, but Ignacio decided to become a painter. At the age of 18 he moved to Paris to study painting. His very first picture there was accepted by the Paris Salon. However, he chose to return to Spain where he developed his own style based on realist Spanish tradition, recalling Velázquez and Murillo. #ignaciozuloaga #spanish #spanishart #spanishspirit
