José Ramírez de Arellano

He was a director of the first Academy of Drawing of Aragon, founded by his father in 1714, where he was assisted by prominent artists of Zaragoza, as José Luzán who taught Francisco Goya in his first apprenticeship.

In 1740, Ramírez was appointed Sculptor to the King (Charles III of Spain).

In 1751, he was commissioned to manage the works of Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, where he met several renowned artists of that time who were hired to assist in its construction, including the painter Antonio González Velázquez (commissioned to paint the dome above the temple), and Ventura Rodríguez, who delegated almost entirely to Ramírez the building of the tabernacle.

From 1752, he moved his home and workshop to Zaragoza which was run by him and his brother Manuel.

In 1755, Ramírez married Michelle Heras Diego and with whom he had three children who reached adulthood.