Louvre Retrospective Explores Zurbarán's Full Career Beyond Mystical Label
From October 7, 2026, to January 25, 2027, the Musée du Louvre in Paris will present a retrospective dedicated to Francisco de Zurbarán, in partnership with the National Gallery in London and the Art Institute of Chicago. This exhibition, curated by Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau, aims to delve into Zurbarán's artistic journey beyond his mystical image, highlighting his expertise in color, still-life compositions, and his role as a workshop leader. Born in Fuente de Cantos in 1598, he relocated to Seville in 1614, where he formed a friendship with Diego Velázquez. The showcase will include masterpieces from the Prado and will examine his ties to the School of Seville, along with themes such as Saint Francis and the Immaculate Conception.
Key facts
- Exhibition dates: October 7, 2026 – January 25, 2027, at the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- Organized with the National Gallery, London, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Curated by Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau, chief curator at the Louvre's Department of Paintings.
- Zurbarán was born in Fuente de Cantos, Extremadura, in 1598 and moved to Seville in 1614.
- He was apprenticed to Pedro Díaz de Villanueva and befriended Diego Velázquez.
- In 1634, Velázquez summoned him to Madrid to work on the Buen Retiro palace.
- The exhibition includes the 1635–1640 Borreguillo (formerly Agnus Dei) and The Crucifixion with a Painter (c. 1650), likely his only self-portrait.
- Zurbarán's workshop produced religious paintings for the American market; he lost his son Juan to the 1649 plague in Seville.
Entities
Artists
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau
- Théophile Gautier
- Diego Velázquez
- Pedro Díaz de Villanueva
- Maria Páez Jiménez
- Beatriz de Morales
- Juan Sánchez Cotán
- Jusepe de Ribera
- Paolo Tanganelli
- Antonio de Pereda
- Juan Bautista Maíno
- Francisco Collantes
- Vicente Carducho
- Philippe IV
- Murillo
- Raphael
- Victor I. Stoichita
- Giorgio Morandi
- Palomino
- Juan de Zurbarán
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Angelo Nardi
- Guido Reni
- Édouard Manet
- Pablo Picasso
- Juan Gris
- Gregorio Fernández
- Alonso Cano
- Luisa Roldán
- Pedro de Mena
Institutions
- Musée du Louvre
- National Gallery
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Beaux Arts Magazine
- École de Séville
- Buen Retiro palace
- chartreuse de Jerez
- monastère royal de Santa María de Guadalupe
- Museo Nacional de Escultura
- musée des Beaux-Arts de Séville
- couvent Saint-Paul
- couvent de la Merced Calzada
- National Gallery, London
- Museo Nacional de Escultura de Valladolid
- Connaissance des Arts
- Louvre
- Le Monde
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Grand Palais
Locations
- Paris
- France
- London
- United Kingdom
- Chicago
- United States
- Fuente de Cantos
- Extremadura
- Spain
- Madrid
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Seville
- Llerena
- Rome
- Italy
- Naples
- Lima
- Peru
- Jerez
- Valladolid
- Cadix
- Golgotha
- Estrémadure
- Andalusia
- Rue de Rivoli
- 75001
- New York