Pinazo, who was born in Valencia in January 1849, and who died in nearby Godella in October 1916, worked largely in the impressionist style. Born into a poor family, Pinazo was forced from a young age earn his living and support his family by practising various trades. He had to leave school at an early age when his mother died of cholera, working as a silversmith, a painter of tiles, and a decorator of fans (of the manual variety obviously!) His father also died when he was young, and he lived with his grandparents, enrolling in the San Carlos Academy … Continue reading Ignacio Pinazo: Valencia’s Mad Hatter