Luis Álvarez Catalá

Luis Álvarez Catalá (22 January 1836 – 4 October 1901) was a Spanish painter of historical scenes and Director of the Museo del Prado from 1898 to 1901.

He is believed to have been born in Madrid, to an Asturian family from Cangas de Narcea, where he spent the summer seasons during his childhood.

[1] In 1857, he won a scholarship to study in Rome, together with Eduardo Rosales, Vicente Palmaroli and Dióscoro Puebla.

During his administration, he made several important acquisitions, including several works by Francisco de Goya.

In his last years, he created scenes inspired by his youth in Northern Spain, many of which are now at the Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias.