For the first time in Italy, an exhibition dedicated to Francisco de Zurbarán, one of the main charachters of the XVI Century in Spain - a contemporary of Velázquez, Murillo, Rembrandt and Hals. A selection of his masterpieces will show his great art, with traditional images linked to modern inventions.
September, 14th, 2013 – January, 6th, 2014
Ferrara - Palazzo dei Diamanti - Corso Ercole I d'Este, 21
This Spanish painter was a contemporary of Velázquez and Murillo, as well as famous artists from the Netherlands, as Rembrandt and Hals. During his life, Zurbarán was well-known for his very own way of interpreting religion, and a personal poetic naturalism. Soon afterwards, his fortune eclipsed, to rise only during the Nineteenth Century. From the first decades of the Nineteenth Century, many artists got their inspiration from his masterpieces. His contribution to Baroque art history is of great importance.
A great opportunity to get to know this artist, the exhibition will host many works of art from both public museums and private collections, from all over Europe.
The gallery will be divided into themed sections, to underline the strength of this painter, who was able to re-interpret in a very modern way many traditional themes as religious figures, still life, everyday scenes.
Catalogue:
Excelent review, in Italian
Images from the exhibition:
Agnus Dei, c. 1635-40,San Diego Museum of Art
Fra' Jerónimo Pérez, c. 1632, Madrid, Museo de la Real Accademia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
San Francesco, c. 1634, Milwaukee Art Museum
La casa di Nazaret, c. 1644-45, Madrid, Fondo Cultural Villar Mir
Cristo crocifisso con un pittore, anni Cinquanta del Seicento, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Santa Casilda, c. 1635, Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Vergine Bambina addormentata, c. 1655-60, Jerez de la Frontera, Capitolo della Cattedrale