Antonio Richarte was a Spanish

Spain

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 painter.

He was a born at Yecla

Yecla

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. He was educated for a learned profession, but he preferred painting, which he studied under Señen Vila at Murcia

Murcia

-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...

, and afterwards at Madrid

Madrid

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 with one of the Menendez

Menendez

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. He was very popular at Valencia, where he was much employed in painting processional banners for the guild of that city.