El Greco to Goya - Spanish Masterpieces from The Bowes Museum
The Wallace Collection presents El Greco to Goya - Spanish Masterpieces from The Bowes Museum: the first London exhibition of Spanish art from The Bowes Museum in County Durham, including works by Goya and El Greco.
This collaborative exhibition between the Wallace Collection and The Bowes Museum celebrates the partnership between these two great museums. Like the Wallace Collection, The Bowes Museum is the product of one family鈥檚 obsession with collecting great works of art. John Bowes and Richard Wallace 鈥� both illegitimate sons of aristocratic fathers 鈥� bequeathed collections of international significance to the nation.
The exhibition spans three centuries and explores one of the largest collections of Spanish art in Britain.
On display are El Greco鈥檚 The Tears of Saint Peter, thought to be the artist鈥檚 earliest interpretation of this subject, Goya鈥檚 psychologically penetrating Portrait of Juan Antonio Mel茅ndez Vald茅s and disturbing Interior of a Prison, plus perhaps less well known but outstanding works such as Antonio de Pereda鈥檚, Tobias restoring his father鈥檚 sight.The works chosen explore a period of huge social, religious and political upheaval in Spain, providing a microcosm of the changes in style and subject matter during this period. The paintings complement works by Vel谩zquez and Murillo on permanent display at the Wallace Collection.
鈥淓l Greco to Goya is not only an unprecedented opportunity to see Spanish art of extraordinary power and significance in London, but also the beginning of an exciting relationship between the Wallace Collection and The Bowes Museum. Both institutions share a commitment to making great art accessible to wider audiences and we are looking forward to working closely together to develop a long term connection between London and the North East.鈥�
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The Wallace Collection presents El Greco to Goya - Spanish Masterpieces from The Bowes Museum: the first London exhibition of Spanish art from The Bowes Museum in County Durham, including works by Goya and El Greco.
This collaborative exhibition between the Wallace Collection and The Bowes Museum celebrates the partnership between these two great museums. Like the Wallace Collection, The Bowes Museum is the product of one family鈥檚 obsession with collecting great works of art. John Bowes and Richard Wallace 鈥� both illegitimate sons of aristocratic fathers 鈥� bequeathed collections of international significance to the nation.
The exhibition spans three centuries and explores one of the largest collections of Spanish art in Britain.
On display are El Greco鈥檚 The Tears of Saint Peter, thought to be the artist鈥檚 earliest interpretation of this subject, Goya鈥檚 psychologically penetrating Portrait of Juan Antonio Mel茅ndez Vald茅s and disturbing Interior of a Prison, plus perhaps less well known but outstanding works such as Antonio de Pereda鈥檚, Tobias restoring his father鈥檚 sight.The works chosen explore a period of huge social, religious and political upheaval in Spain, providing a microcosm of the changes in style and subject matter during this period. The paintings complement works by Vel谩zquez and Murillo on permanent display at the Wallace Collection.
鈥淓l Greco to Goya is not only an unprecedented opportunity to see Spanish art of extraordinary power and significance in London, but also the beginning of an exciting relationship between the Wallace Collection and The Bowes Museum. Both institutions share a commitment to making great art accessible to wider audiences and we are looking forward to working closely together to develop a long term connection between London and the North East.鈥�
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