Portrait of Spain. Masterpieces from the Prado
The Queensland Art Gallery. Brisbane, Australia 7/21/2012 - 11/4/2012
Portrait of Spain is installed according to themes within three distinct eras of Spanish history: 1550 to 1770; 1770 to 1850; and 1850 to 1900. Masterpieces by the leading painters of the day from each of the four centuries include works by Francisco de Goya, El Greco, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Jusepe de Ribera and Diego Velázquez. Artists who worked for the royal court and directly influenced the development of painting in Spain are also well represented, with superb paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo and Titian.
- Curator:
- Javier Portús, Chief Curator of Spanish Painting until 1700 at the Museo Nacional del Prado