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The San Diego Museum of Art is proud to be the only U.S. museum to show From El Greco to Dal铆: Great Spanish Masters from the P茅rez Sim贸n Collection. This spectacular survey of Spanish art from the 16th century to the 1970s will feature 64 works drawn from one of the world鈥檚 finest private collections, on view from July 9 to November 6,
2011. From the golden age of Charles V and on through the modern period,this exhibition showcases such acclaimed masters of the Spanish school as El Greco, Ribera, Murillo, Goya, Sorolla, Picasso, Dal铆 and Mir贸.

Spanning five centuries, this selection of works by some of the world鈥檚most celebrated artists illustrates a splendid chapter in the history of Spanish art. Visitors to the exhibition will also be invited to discover dazzling artists little-known in the U.S., such as the RomanticManuel Barr贸n y Carrillo, or the Modernist Romero de Torres.

This exhibition proposes new perspectives on the story of Spanish art, considered both thematically and historically. An outstanding selection of old master paintings will  underscore the importance of religious piety and royal patronage from the 16th to the 18th century, including Jusepe de Ribera鈥檚 sensational Saint Jerome, Bartolom茅 Murillo鈥檚 sublime Immaculate Conception, and Francisco de Goya鈥檚 masterful Do帽a Mar铆a Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas. The struggle between tradition and modernity will be considered from the late-18th to the 20th century, featuring six works by Salvador Dal铆, among them his monumental Ascension of Christ, and the diptych Gala鈥檚 Christ,painted for his wife and muse in 1978. Monuments of painting, the masterpieces assembled for this exhibition are also a testament to a preeminent collector鈥檚 enduring passion.

A native of Asturias, Spain, Juan Antonio P茅rez Sim贸n has made Mexico City his home. It is also home to his collection, begun in the 1970s, which now ranks among the greatest in the world. From El Greco to Dal铆: Great Spanish Masters from the P茅rez Sim贸n Collection,a choice selection from the outstanding works that comprise this stellar collection, premiered in Paris, at the Mus茅e Jacquemart-Andr茅, before traveling to the Mus茅e national des beaux-arts in Qu茅bec City.