The Madrid School and the Draftsman's Hand Madrid, 1870. The city breathes with a specific academic rigor. Within the walls of the Escuela especial de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, a young Fernando Alberti begins his formal training. He moves through the halls between 1886 and 1890, absorbing the discipline of the era. Under the guidance of Emilio Sala, his hand learns the weight of line and the precision of form. He is not merely a st…