Proust and the Arts: Madrid Exhibition Explores Writer's Visual Influences
In Madrid, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is hosting 'Proust and the Arts', an exhibition that will be available until June 8, 2025. This showcase delves into the links between visual arts and Marcel Proust's 'À la recherche du temps perdu', featuring 136 pieces from renowned institutions such as the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition begins with portraits of a young Proust and is designed like Chinese boxes to symbolize Proust's concept of memory. Notable works include pieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer, reproductions of Giotto's allegories from 1865, and Turner's painting of Venice from 1834. Themes encompass French Gothic cathedrals, Belle Époque Paris, and modernity, concluding with music from Beethoven, Wagner, and Stravinsky.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Proust and the Arts' at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, until June 8, 2025
- 136 works including paintings, sculptures, books, manuscripts, photographs, drawings, costumes, textiles
- Works from Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musée Carnavalet-Histoire, Mauritshuis, Rijksmuseum, Städel Museum, National Gallery of Art
- Opens with Paul Nadar's 1887 photograph and Jacques-Émile Blanche's 1892 portrait of Proust
- First room dedicated to Louvre and artists Rembrandt, Vermeer, Watteau
- Includes 1865 photographic reproductions of Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel allegories
- Venice section features Turner, Whistler, and Fortuny costumes
- Music by Beethoven, Franck, Wagner, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky included
Entities
Artists
- Marcel Proust
- Paul Nadar
- Jacques-Émile Blanche
- Rembrandt
- Vermeer
- Watteau
- Giotto
- Joseph M. W. Turner
- James McNeill Whistler
- Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
- Paul-Alfred Sisley
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Giacomo Balla
- Jean Cocteau
- Sergei Diaghilev
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- César Franck
- Richard Wagner
- Maurice Ravel
- Claude Debussy
- Igor Stravinsky
Institutions
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Louvre
- Musée d'Orsay
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Musée Carnavalet-Histoire
- Mauritshuis
- Rijksmuseum
- Städel Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- Cappella degli Scrovegni
- Ballets Russes
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Paris
- France
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Washington
- United States
- Padua
- Italy
- Venice