The British Royal Academy of Arts indulges centuries of masterpieces on a tour of 150 fabrics, manuscripts, sculptures, objects and paintings by Goya, El Greco, Zurbarán, Velázquez or Sorolla
When scientific thinking and the desire to discover gained ground over religious ideas, Giovanni Vespucci created his ‘Map of the World’. This 1526 work begins the journey through Spanish art that opens the British Royal Academy of Arts. With funds from the Hispanic Society of America, acquired since the early 20th century and considered the most comprehensive collection of Hispanic art outside the national territory, the exhibition aims to transport the viewer to the richness and diversity of Hispanic culture.
Compiled by the person responsible for the same Spanish society in New York, Marcus Burke, oil paintings by Renaissance and Baroque masters such as El Greco, Murillo and Velázquez, the revolutionary and at the same time courtier Goya, or the monumental Sorolla, among others, are exhibited, large painters, without ignoring the relevance of religious art with authors such as Pedro Mena and his daughter Andrea, who could not sign contracts or works in the 17th century, as happened to other female artists.
The pictorial works enter into dialogue with a selection of more than a hundred sculptures, textiles, ceramics and jewellery, depicting Catholic, Celtic, Jewish and Islamic heritage up to the early 20th century. (Photos by Royal Academy, Hispanic Society of America, EFE, AFP)
Source: La Verdad
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