The New Student's Reference Work/Fortuny y Carbo, Mariano

Fortuny y Carbo (fṓr-to͞o′ nḗ ḗ  kär′ bṓ′), Mariano, an eminent Spanish painter, was born at Reus, in, in 1839, and studied at the Academy of  and in. He was a vivid portrayer of domestic life in the east. Among his best-known works are The Spanish Marriage and Academicians Choosing a Model. He died at  on Nov. 21, 1874.