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Artists who fell for Morocco

Marià Fortuny

Sent to paint a war, he came back with a lifelong taste for Moroccan light and subjects.

  • From: Spain (Catalonia)
  • Their art: painter
  • In Morocco: February–April 1860, Spanish-Moroccan War
  • Made here or about here: The Battle of Tetuan (1862–64, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya)

Where in Morocco

  • Tetouan: sketched the war's landscapes and battles
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari%C3%A0_Fortuny

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