Young Picasso: 1881-1900
Picasso attended the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where his father taught, at 13 years of age. In 1897, Picasso began his studies at Madrid's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, which was Spain's top art academy at the time. During this period of Picasso's life, he painted portraits, such as his sister Lola's First Communion.