Madrid's Summer Art Season: Bosch, Caravaggio, and Baroque Masterpieces
Madrid's summer art season highlights four significant exhibitions centered on Old Masters. The Museo del Prado showcases 'El Bosco' (running until September 25, 2016), which includes around 50 pieces by Hieronymus Bosch, such as 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' and 'The Adoration of the Magi.' Meanwhile, 'El Bosco en el Escorial' is on display at the Real Monastero de San Lorenzo del Escorial (available until November 1, 2016), featuring 11 works from Bosch and his workshop. The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza offers 'Caravaggio and the Painters of the North' (open until September 18, 2016), highlighting 12 works by Caravaggio and his impact on Northern European artists. Lastly, Palazzo Reale's 'From Caravaggio to Bernini' (until October 16, 2016) exhibits 72 artworks, including Bernini's bronze model of the Fountain of the Four Rivers.
Key facts
- Museo del Prado's 'El Bosco' runs until September 25, 2016, marking 500 years since Bosch's death.
- The Prado show includes 21 paintings and 8 drawings, about 75% of Bosch's known output.
- Loans come from Lisbon, Vienna, London, Venice, New York, and Philadelphia.
- X-rays and infrared analyses of 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' are displayed.
- Escorial's 'El Bosco en el Escorial' runs until November 1, 2016, with 11 works and tapestries.
- Thyssen-Bornemisza's 'Caravaggio and the Painters of the North' runs until September 18, 2016, with 12 Caravaggio works.
- Palazzo Reale's 'From Caravaggio to Bernini' runs until October 16, 2016, with 72 works from royal collections.
- Bernini's bronze model of the Fountain of the Four Rivers and his 'Christ Crucified' are included.
Entities
Artists
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Pilar Silva
- Filippo II
- Roger van der Weyden
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
- Gert Jan van der Sman
- Roberto Longhi
- Elisabetta II
- Benedetto Giustiniani
- Vincenzo Giustiniani
- Rubens
- Adam Elsheimer
- Gerard van Honthorst
- Dirck van Baburen
- Hendrick ter Brugghen
- Simon Vouet
- Claude Vignon
- Valentin de Boulogne
- Louis Finson
- Matthias Stom
- Diego Velázquez
- Guido Reni
- Luca Giordano
- Romanelli
- Cantarini
- Albani
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Algarvi
- Andrea Vaccaro
- Fede Galizia
- Ribera
- Dario Del Bufalo
- Filippo IV
Institutions
- Museo del Prado
- Real Monastero de San Lorenzo del Escorial
- Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Palazzo Reale
- Patrimonio Nacional
- Fondazione Banco Santander
- Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia
- Fondazione Lazaro Galdiano
- Musei Capitolini
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Royal Collection Trust
- Fondazione Roberto Longhi
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- Collezione della Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- Museo Ala Ponzone di Cremona
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Gallerie d'Italia a Napoli
- Artribune
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Vienna
- Austria
- London
- United Kingdom
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Philadelphia
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial
- Rome
- Kansas City
- Windsor
- Florence
- Cremona
- Naples
- Bruxelles
- Belgium
- Brabant
- Netherlands