Portrait of josé moreno nieto (1825-1882). As a professor of arabic in granada, he helped translate the alhambra inscriptions. He also wrote the book 'grammar of the arabic language' (1872); there he was also a member of the la cuerda gathering along with pedro antonio de alarcón and manuel del palacio, among others. Furthermore, in 1861 he obtained the chair of history of treaties at the faculty of law. He was dean of the faculty of law of the central university and between 1871 and 1874 its rector. He was also president of the ateneo, and an academic in history, moral and political sciences, and jurisprudence and legislation. General director of public instruction (1874), deputy to the cortes for granada in 1844 and in the years 1865 and 1867, deputy for badajoz, district of castuera. He was also a prominent politician, writer, arabist scholar and a great history buff. "eclectic in his philosophical approaches and defender of christian spiritualism, he stands out for his criticism of both rationalism and neo-catholicism. ". Object Type: painting. Date: 1882. Dimensions: height: 74 cm (29.1 in); width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Ateneo de Madrid. Retrato de don José Moreno Nieto. Pintado por Casado del Alisal en 1882
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