▁career ▁in ▁Madrid ; ▁known ▁primarily ▁for ▁port ra its ▁and ▁historical ▁scenes . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sit ges ▁to ▁a ▁merchant ▁family ▁from ▁Barcelona , ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁Sit ges ▁tempor arily ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁War . ▁When ▁they ▁returned ▁home , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁a ▁P iar ist ▁school , ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Mont pel lier ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁study ▁business . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁having ▁decided ▁to ▁dev ote ▁himself ▁to ▁painting , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Es cola ▁de ▁la ▁L lot ja .< ref > C aso , ▁E . F ., ▁Les ▁Oriental istes ▁de ▁l ' é cole ▁Esp ag no le , ▁A CR ▁edition , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁p . ▁ 8 2 </ ref > ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁and ▁studied ▁with ▁Antoine - Jean ▁Gros , ▁then ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Catal an ▁pain ters ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Naz ar ene ▁movement , ▁which ▁included ▁Cla udi ▁Lor enz ale ▁and ▁Pe le gr í ▁C lav é . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁Fra ▁Angel ico ▁and ▁Gi otto