Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July

Diego Velázquez, Philip IV hunting Wild Boar (La Tela Real), probably 1632-7, oil on canvas, 182 x 302 cm. The National Gallery, London, inventory no. NG197 A unique landscape by artist Diego Velázquez, painted for King Philip IV of Spain, is on loan from the National Gallery in London for the first time, and isContinue reading “Velázquez at Kingston Lacy: Lecture by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, 21 July”

Velázquez Portrait of Philip III (Prado)

Velázquez: Portrait of Philip III Museo Nacional del Prado, Room 24 Villanueva Building, Room 24 6 June – 29 October 2017 On display for the first time in the Museum’s galleries is the Portrait of Philip III by Velázquez, a work donated by William B. Jordan to the American Friends of the Prado Museum, which has cededContinue reading “Velázquez Portrait of Philip III (Prado)”

Spanish Masters from the Hermitage (Amsterdam)

Spanish Masters from the Hermitage: The World of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya The Hermitage, Amsterdam, 28 November 2015 – 29 May 2016 More than sixty paintings and a rich collection of graphic works and applied arts masterpieces are on show.  

Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections

The Focus-Abengoa Foundation launches a new tool to digitally disseminate its art collections devoted to the Baroque. In recent years, the assets of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation have increased notably with the creation of the Centro Velázquez in 2008 and the receipt of the legacy of Professor Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez in 2011. In order toContinue reading “Focus-Abengoa Foundation: Online Collections”

Velázquez portraits exhibition at the Prado

Tues 8 Oct 2013 – Sat 9 Feb 2014, The Prado, Madrid. Velázquez y la familia de Felipe IV 1650-1680 (the English catalogue is titled, Velázquez, Las Meninas and the Late Royal Portraits).  Jerónimos Building, Room C, El Museo del Prado, Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid. http://www.museodelprado.es . Curated by Javier Portús, Chief CuratorContinue reading “Velázquez portraits exhibition at the Prado”