Fine arts, 4 thousand years of Spanish art

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Spain told through a collection that was born from the passion of a man for this country, it is the promise that awaits the visitors of the exhibition Treasures of the Hispanic Society. America, which is presented at the Palace of Fine Arts Museum from today until September 23rd.

Great works of art from some of the great artists of this country (Goya, Velázquez and Sorolla, for example), exquisite pieces that reflect the influence of Islam or the 39, America, manuscripts from centuries ago, modern paintings, ceramics and examples of decorative art are part of the sample of 206 pieces, which constitutes a minimal part of almost a million that make up this collection.

Archer Milton Huntington, a philanthropist who founded the Hispanic Society of America in 1904 in New York, and who, after visiting Mexico in 1889, made the decision to create a Spanish museum

The Duchess of Alba, Francisco de Goya, and Retr Ato de niña, Diego Velázquez, two of the most important works of Spanish art, can be seen in the exhibition. These paintings have never been shown in Mexico before.

"Treasures of the Hispanic Society of America also includes works by El Greco, Francisco de Zurbarán and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, after having exhibited at the Prado Museum, he arrives at Bellas Artes, Roaming at the Curatorial of Mitchell A Codding, who is executive director of the Hispanic Society of America and who presented the show last night, with Miguel Fernández Felix, director of the venue, and Lidia Camacho, director of INBA 19659002] The exhibition also contains manuscripts, historical documents, sculptures and objects such as Juan Vespucci's World Map

It also covers four thousand years of Spanish art and consists of six thematic nuclei: "L & # 39; "Antique Spain" "," Golden Centuries "," America viceregal "," End of the old regime "and" Modern Spain ".

The Director of INBA pointed out that the sample reflects how Hunti Ngton devoted his life and family resources fervently to consolidate this cultural heritage. Curator Mitchell A. Codding said that after arriving in Mexico, the show will visit the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico and the Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts.