Spanish Golden Age Paintings from Hispanic Society on View at Musée Jacquemart-André
The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris is currently hosting an exhibition named "Splendeurs du baroque. De Greco à Vélasquez," which features exquisite Baroque art from the Hispanic Society of America. Founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington in New York, this collection boasts masterpieces from iconic artists such as El Greco, Diego Velázquez, and Francisco de Zurbarán, highlighting the richness of the Spanish Golden Age. The exhibit also emphasizes colonial Baroque artwork from Mexico and Peru, including a significant piece by Nicolás de Correa. Visitors can explore this remarkable collection until August 2 at 58 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Splendeurs du baroque. De Greco à Vélasquez. Peintures de la Hispanic Society of America' at Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris.
- Features Baroque paintings from the Hispanic Society of America, founded by Archer Milton Huntington in 1904.
- Includes works by El Greco, Velázquez, Morales, Zurbarán, Murillo, Carreño de Miranda, Coello, and others.
- Highlights colonial Baroque art from Mexico and Peru, including an enconchado by Nicolás de Correa.
- Archer Huntington was an American philanthropist and stepson of a railroad magnate.
- The Hispanic Society holds over 750,000 pieces and the largest library on Hispanic culture outside Spain.
- Exhibition runs until August 2 at 58 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
- Co-commissaire Pierre Curie notes the diversity of Iberian Baroque styles.
Entities
Artists
- Archer Milton Huntington
- El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos)
- Diego Velázquez
- Luis de Morales
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Juan Carreño de Miranda
- Claudio Coello
- Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo
- Nicolás de Correa
- Sebastián Muñoz
- José Maria López Mezquita
- Guillaume Kientz
- Pierre Curie
- El Greco
- José de Ribera
- Bartolomé Murillo
- Alonso Vázquez
- Luis Juárez
- Luca Giordano
- Mateo Cerezo
- John Singer Sargent
Institutions
- Musée Jacquemart-André
- Hispanic Society of America
- American Geographical Society
- Connaissance des Arts
- Louvre
- Museo del Prado
- Jacquemart-André Museum
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- Manhattan
- Audubon Terrace
- Madrid
- Seville
- Andalusia
- Mexico
- Peru
- Cuzco
- Rome
- Venice
- Flanders
- Spain
- South America