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Italian Primitives from Thyssen Collection on View at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

exhibition · 2026-05-01

The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is hosting an exhibition called 'Italian Paintings from the 14th to 18th Centuries from the Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection at MNAC.' This collection, originally housed at the Monastery of Pedralbes in Barcelona, has now found its home at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC). You can check it out until January 9, 2022, and it features ten important works, including pieces by Taddeo Gaddi, Giambattista Piazzetta, Giacomo Ceruti, Pietro da Rimini, the Dossi brothers, and Beato Angelico's 'Virgin of Humility,' which has only been shown at the museum twice before. The exhibition celebrates the 100th birthday of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza in 2021, highlighting his impact on the arts. In 1992, he made a deal with Barcelona's mayor, Pasqual Maragall, to display nearly 80 artworks at Pedralbes, later moved to MNAC.

Key facts

  • Exhibition title: Pintura italiana de los siglos XIV al XVIII de la colección del barón Thyssen-Bornemisza en el MNAC
  • Venue: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
  • Dates: Until January 9, 2022
  • Features ten core works by Taddeo Gaddi, Giambattista Piazzetta, Giacomo Ceruti, Pietro da Rimini, Dosso and Battista Dossi, and Beato Angelico
  • Beato Angelico's 'Vergine dell'Umiltà' is a highlight, previously exhibited only twice at the museum
  • Works originally part of a collection of nearly 80 pieces placed at Monastery of Pedralbes, Barcelona in 1992
  • Collection later transferred to Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
  • Exhibition organized for the 2021 celebrations of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza's birth and patronage
  • Baron's agreement with Barcelona mayor Pasqual Maragall enabled the initial placement

Entities

Artists

  • Beato Angelico
  • Taddeo Gaddi
  • Giambattista Piazzetta
  • Giacomo Ceruti
  • Pietro da Rimini
  • Dosso Dossi
  • Battista Dossi

Institutions

  • Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
  • Monastery of Pedralbes
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Madrid
  • Spain
  • Barcelona

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