Antoine Compagnon to Deliver 2026 José Pedro Pérez-Llorca Lecture at Prado
On October 15, 2026, the Museo del Prado in Madrid will host the annual José Pedro Pérez-Llorca lecture, presented by French scholar Antoine Compagnon. This event pays tribute to Pérez-Llorca, who led the Prado's Royal Board of Trustees from 2012 until 2019. Compagnon, a professor at Columbia University and a member of the Académie Française, will explore Baudelaire's connection to Spanish painting, particularly in the Louvre's Spanish Gallery. His discussion will include Baudelaire's poem "Les Phares," linking Goya and Delacroix, and revisiting Baudelaire's comments to Manet. The lecture will also address Matisse's inspirations from Baudelaire and Manet. While attendance is free, tickets will be available starting at 6:00 PM on the event day, and it will be streamed live on the Prado's YouTube channel.
Key facts
- Antoine Compagnon will deliver the José Pedro Pérez-Llorca lecture on October 15, 2026 at the Museo del Prado.
- The lecture honors José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, president of the Prado's Royal Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2019.
- Compagnon is a member of the Académie Française, emeritus professor at Collège de France, and professor at Columbia University.
- The lecture focuses on Baudelaire and the Spanish Gallery of the Louvre, which exhibited Spanish paintings from 1838 until the 1848 Revolution.
- Artists like Delacroix, Courbet, and Manet were influenced by Spanish masters such as Velázquez, Zurbarán, Ribera, El Greco, and Goya.
- Compagnon will analyze Baudelaire's poem 'Les Phares' linking Goya and Delacroix.
- The lecture will also discuss Matisse's 1910 trip to Spain and its lasting impact on his art.
- Free tickets are available on the day from 6:00 PM; the event will be live-streamed on the Prado's YouTube channel.
Entities
Artists
- Antoine Compagnon
- José Pedro Pérez-Llorca
- Baudelaire
- Velázquez
- Zurbarán
- Ribera
- El Greco
- Goya
- Delacroix
- Courbet
- Manet
- Gautier
- Matisse
- Montaigne
- Proust
- Colette
- Barthes
Institutions
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Real Patronato del Museo Nacional del Prado
- Centro de Estudios
- Académie Française
- Collège de France
- Columbia University
- Louvre
- Gallimard
- Équateurs
- YouTube
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States