Spanish history painters

Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (24 July 1848 – 1 November 1921) was a prolific Spanish painter famous for creating historical scenes.

Vicente Cutanda y Toraya (1850, Cella or Madrid - 1925, Toledo) was a Spanish painter and watercolorist. He is best known for historical scenes and social realist depictions of the lives of working people. One of his favorite places to find subjects for those works was in the Basque country of Biscay.

Manuel Rodríguez de la Parra Castellano (3 February 1823/1826 – 3 April 1880) was a Spanish costumbrista painter and engraver in the Romantic style, known especially for his bullfight scenes. He was also a noted art collector.

Francisco de Paula Van Halen y Gil (13 March 1814, Vic - 11 November 1887, Madrid) was a Spanish painter, known primarily for battle scenes and other historical works.

José Aparicio e Inglada (16 December 1773 – 10 May 1838) was a Spanish painter in the Neoclassical style; closely associated with the reign of King Ferdinand VII.

José Marcelo Contreras y Muñoz (16 January 1827, Granada - 1890/92, Granada) was a Spanish painter and art professor. Largely remembered as a painter of historical scenes, he also created portraits and genre works.

Manuel Ramírez Ibáñez (21 May 1856, Arjona - January 1925, Madrid) was a Spanish painter; primarily known for historical and genre scenes.

Francisco Javier Amérigo y Aparici (2 June 1842, Valencia - 28 March 1912, Madrid) was a Spanish painter who specialized in historical scenes.

Ricardo Villodas y de la Torre (23 February 1846, Madrid – 6 August 1904, Soria) was a Spanish painter; best known for his classical and historical scenes.

Francisco Jover y Casanova (1836, Muro de Alcoy - 19 February 1890, Madrid) was a Spanish painter of historical scenes and portraits.