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Spanish Painting : Four centuries of Art
, Coll & Cort s Fine Arts, 2012 Hardcover, 253 pages, ENG. edition, 300 x 275 x 45 mm, As New !, Full Page Coloured illustrations, with a illustrated dustjacket with flaps, for some protection in a cardbord slipcase . ISBN 9788461615735.
Like titans, El Greco and Velazquez tower at either end of the reign of Philip III, a quarter-century of remarkable artistic achievements during the Golden Age of Spain. A glorious exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts brings together monumental masterpieces by two of Spain's greatest painters and striking works by artists who deserve to be better known. Combining stunning works and groundbreaking scholarship, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III" transports visitors into a little-studied period of Spanish history that produced art so luminous it still glows like Mediterranean sunlight after 400 years. While showcasing 11 works by El Greco and seven by Velazquez, the exhibit also features distinctive paintings by Juan Bautista Maino, Juan Sanchez Cotan, Luis Tristan and Gregorio Fernandez, introducing deserving artists to the American public. Through masterpieces and lesser-known works, this exhibit guides viewers through a light-saturated age when devoutly Catholic Spain sought art that reflected the intensity of their faith and belief in divine revelation. "This was an age in which visions became painted," observed co-organizer Ronnie Baer, MFA curator of paintings and art of Europe.
