Jaume Morera i Galícia

[1] In 1874, he was chosen to be one of the first students at the newly founded Spanish Academy in Rome,[2] together with Francisco Pradilla, Casto Plasencia and Alejandro Ferrant.

While there, he produced many paintings of the Italian countryside in the Academic style.Upon his return to Spain in 1877, he stayed only briefly in Lleida, then established himself in Madrid.

From these places, he produced works that he displayed at the annual National Exhibition of Fine Arts, winning several medals.

[3] In 1900, he married María Felisa Alday,[2] who had been Carlos de Haes' caretaker during the latter's final days.

Eventually, his contributions to the museum were considered so significant that it was renamed the Museu d'Art Jaume Morera in 1924.