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Luis Royo

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Luis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist. He is best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, magazines such as Heavy Metal and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards. Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s by the work of artists like Enki Bilal and Moebius, and in 1979 he turned to art as a full-time career. Within a few years, he was publishing art within and on the covers of such magazines as Comix Rambla Internacional, El Vibora, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon, and Comic Art as well as providing cover illustrations for several American publishers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Royo is the 1,656th most popular painter (down from 1,512th in 2019), the 1,389th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,271st in 2019) and the 54th most popular Spanish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Luis Royo ranks 1,656 out of 2,023. Before him are Julian Fałat, William Orpen, Paul Kane, Illarion Pryanishnikov, Hashimoto Gahō, and John McCrae. After him are Antonio Berni, Eduard Wiiralt, Jesús Rafael Soto, Halil Pasha, Harald Sohlberg, and Minas Avetisyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Luis Royo ranks 286. Before him are Mauro Baldi, René Girard, Mark Edmondson, Pierre Dartout, Ted DiBiase, and Barry Ackroyd. After him are Leung Chun-ying, Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Mario Testino, Trevor Francis, Jozef Barmoš, and Eliseo Salazar.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Royo ranks 1,389 out of 3,355. Before him are Baltasar Garzón (1955), Pedro Vallana (1897), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Pedro Casado (1937), Assumpta Serna (1957), and Héctor Bellerín (1995). After him are Julián Marías (1914), Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1933), Gloria Fuertes (1917), Vicente Espinel (1550), César Sánchez (1971), and Amparo Poch y Gascón (1902).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Luis Royo ranks 54. Before him are Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526), Antón Lamazares (1954), Óscar Domínguez (1906), Vicente López Portaña (1772), Francisco Rizi (1614), and Javier Mariscal (1950). After him are Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (null), and Gonzalo Pérez (1380).

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