Marceliano Santa María Sedano drew heavily on the nineteenth century realist tradition, as can be seen in his compositions, historical paintings, portraits and landscapes. He first trained as an artist at the Consulado Academy in his hometown of Burgos, and at the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando, where he studied under Manuel Domínguez. He received an allowance from Burgos Provincial Council to work in Rome, where he lived between 1891 and 1895. He won some of the major awards at the National Exhibitions: Third Medal in 1890; Second Medal in 1892 and 1895 for his religious paintings; First Medal in 1910 with Angelica and Medoro, and Medal of Honour in 1934, when he submitted, along with some portraits, The Daughters of El Cid. He also won prizes at many international exhibitions, including the Universal Exposition in Paris (1889 and 1923), the International Exhibition of Barcelona (1899), the Salon de Otoño (Autumn Exhibition) (1929), the Chicago World's Fair (1933) and the Ibero-American Exhibition of Seville (1943). He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, professor and director at the Schools of Arts and Crafts and president of the Madrid Association of Painters and Sculptors and Círculo de Bellas Artes. On his death, he bequeathed a major selection of his work to the city of Burgos, which is now on exhibition in a dedicated museum of his work in the city. On the centenary of his birth in 1966, a special room at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts was dedicated to him.
Marceliano Santa María Sedano drew heavily on the nineteenth century realist tradition, as can be seen in his compositions, historical paintings, portraits and landscapes. He first trained as an artist at the Consulado Academy in his hometown of Burgos, and at the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando, where he studied under Manuel Domínguez. He received an allowance from Burgos Provincial Council to work in Rome, where he lived between 1891 and 1895. He won some of the major awards at the National Exhibitions: Third Medal in 1890; Second Medal in 1892 and 1895 for his religious paintings; First Medal in 1910 with Angelica and Medoro, and Medal of Honour in 1934, when he submitted, along with some portraits, The Daughters of El Cid. He also won prizes at many international exhibitions, including the Universal Exposition in Paris (1889 and 1923), the International Exhibition of Barcelona (1899), the Salon de Otoño (Autumn Exhibition) (1929), the Chicago World's Fair (1933) and the Ibero-American Exhibition of Seville (1943). He was a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, professor and director at the Schools of Arts and Crafts and president of the Madrid Association of Painters and Sculptors and Círculo de Bellas Artes. On his death, he bequeathed a major selection of his work to the city of Burgos, which is now on exhibition in a dedicated museum of his work in the city. On the centenary of his birth in 1966, a special room at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts was dedicated to him.