{"id":6561,"date":"2025-02-05T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T23:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:13:57","slug":"exquisite-renaissance-and-baroque-masterpieces-by-el-greco-velazquez-and-zurbaran-travel-to-the-milwaukee-art-museum-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/2025\/02\/exquisite-renaissance-and-baroque-masterpieces-by-el-greco-velazquez-and-zurbaran-travel-to-the-milwaukee-art-museum-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Exquisite Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces by El Greco, Vel\u00e1zquez, and Zurbar\u00e1n Travel to the Milwaukee Art Museum in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Brilliance of the Spanish World<\/em> showcases awe-inspiring paintings by Hispanic artists who helped shape the art of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MILWAUKEE, WI<\/strong>\u2014February 4, 2025\u2014Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces from the most significant collection of Hispanic art outside of Spain travel to the Milwaukee Art Museum this spring for The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Vel\u00e1zquez, Zurbar\u00e1n<\/em>. Drawn from the collection of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, the exhibition features more than 50 works of art by influential Hispanic artists of the era and will be on view May 2\u2013July 27, 2025, in Baker\/Rowland Galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to partner with the Hispanic Society Museum & Library to bring this exhibition of Renaissance and Baroque treasures to the Midwest,\u201d said Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain established the first worldwide empire through exploration and colonial conquest, generating wealth that led to the flourishing of art and literature. This exhibition offers a glimpse into this era of artistic ambition and cultural complexity and showcases its artistic legacy with paintings by El Greco, Diego Vel\u00e1zquez, and Bartolom\u00e9 Esteban Murillo, as well as works by artists working in the Spanish Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brilliance of the Spanish World<\/em> continues the Museum\u2019s tradition of presenting high caliber European art exhibitions, such as Art, Life, Legacy <\/em>(2023); A Modern Vision <\/em>(2019); and Bouguereau & America <\/em>(2019). It provides Midwestern audiences an unparalleled opportunity to experience a concentrated collection of remarkable Renaissance and Baroque paintings by Hispanic artists. Among its roster of renowned artists is Francisco de Zurbar\u00e1n, whose Saint Francis of Assisi in His Tomb<\/em> (1630\/34) defined the ambitious course of the Milwaukee Art Museum\u2019s own European collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Zurbar\u00e1n continues to be a centerpiece of the Museum\u2019s collection, awing visitors since its acquisition in 1958,\u201d said Tanya Paul, Isabel and Alfred Bader Curator of European Art<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m delighted to bring to our audiences an extraordinary exhibition, which includes paintings by Zurbar\u00e1n as well as amazing artists visitors may not have encountered before, that will build upon and expand the stories we\u2019re able to share about this significant period in Spanish art history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The exhibition showcases a breadth of paintings from the vividly secular to the profoundly religious created in service of the Roman Catholic faith, whether in Spain or its many colonies. Highlights include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n