Velázquez: “Camillo Astalli, Known as cardinal Pamphili”, c. 1650–51
Treasures from the Hispanic Society at the MFAH The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents ‘Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library’. From March 1 through May 25, 2020.]]>
Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Unparalleled outside of Spain, the collections of the New York–based Hispanic Society Museum & Library focus on the art and culture of Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines, from antiquity up until the early 20th century. This exhibition presents some 200 objects—paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, maps, textiles, porcelains and ceramics, and metalwork and jewelry—spanning more than 4,000 years of Hispanic art and culture.
“The Museum is delighted to showcase these important works from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library to our audiences in Houston,” said Gary Tinterow, director, the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. “We are grateful to our partners at the Society for lending us this spectacular show.”
The exhibition is organized into six sections: Antiquity in Spain, Medieval Spain, Golden Age Spain, Viceregal and 19th-Century Latin America, Enlightenment in Spain, and Modern Spain.
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