Bernardo López Piquer trained at the studio of his father, the painter Vicente López Portaña (1772-1850). He managed to secure an official position with the royal family and worked with his father on several jobs at the Royal Palace in Madrid. In 1814 he joined the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and remained an honourable member until 1825. Following the death of King Ferdinand VII in 1833 he was appointed as drawing teacher to Isabella II and later as the queen's court painter.
He was heavily influenced by the style and technique of his father. He stood out as a portrait artist, with works such as Maria Isabel of Braganza as the Founder of the Prado Museum (1829) and Isabella II (1850), though he also painted religious scenes such as St Paschal Baylon Adoring the Holy Eucharist (1811).
Bernardo López Piquer trained at the studio of his father, the painter Vicente López Portaña (1772-1850). He managed to secure an official position with the royal family and worked with his father on several jobs at the Royal Palace in Madrid. In 1814 he joined the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and remained an honourable member until 1825. Following the death of King Ferdinand VII in 1833 he was appointed as drawing teacher to Isabella II and later as the queen's court painter.
He was heavily influenced by the style and technique of his father. He stood out as a portrait artist, with works such as Maria Isabel of Braganza as the Founder of the Prado Museum (1829) and Isabella II (1850), though he also painted religious scenes such as St Paschal Baylon Adoring the Holy Eucharist (1811).