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Spain and the Hispanic World

Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
January 26 - June 15, 2024

¡VIVA LA MARAVILLA!

Velázquez. El Greco. Goya. Sorolla. Zurbarán. Marvel at the wonders of the Spanish-speaking world from Andalusia to the Andes Mountains as you look through the eyes of some of the greatest artists who ever lived.

We invite you on a pilgrimage through 4,000 years of art history. In Spain and the Hispanic World, you'll witness prehistoric Iberian earthenware, Roman-era sculpture, medieval illuminated manuscripts, Catholic liturgical artifacts, maps from the Age of Exploration, Latin American jewelry, and masterpieces from iconic Spanish artists from across the centuries. Through more than 150 artworks, relics, and antiquities, you will be left in awe of the richness, the majesty, and the glory of Spain and the hispanic world.

Presented for the first time in Utah, this blockbuster exhibition is organized by the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, home of the most extensive Spanish art collection outside of Spain. It opens at the BYU Museum of Art on January 26, 2024.

Materiales de esta exposición también están disponibles en español.

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Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish, 1863-1923).
After the Bath, 1908
Oil on canvas, 176 x 11.5 cm.
Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY
Acquired from the artist, 1909. A296.
Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Highlights from the Exhibition
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Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (Éibar, Guipúzcoa, 1870–Madrid, 1945). 'The Family of the Bullfighter,' 1903. Oil on canvas, 220 × 205 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. New York, The Hispanic Society of America, A293. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Diego Velázquez (Seville, 1599 - Madrid, 1666), 'Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares,' 1625-1626. Oil on canvas, H 222 x W 137.8 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Gift of Mrs. Collis P. Huntington (née Arabella Duval; subsequently Mrs. Henry E. Huntington), in memory of Collis P. Huntington, 1910. A104. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) (Greek, Active in Italy and Spain, 1541-1614). 'Pietà,' 1574-1576. Oil on canvas, 66 x 48 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Presented to the Hispanic Society by Archer M. Huntington, 1914. A69. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Giovanni Vespucci (Florence, 1486–after 1527), 'World Map,' 1526, ink and color on four sheets of parchment, 85 x 262 cm, courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Acquired by Archer M. Huntington for the Hispanic Society of America, 1914. K42. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Juan Carreño de Miranda (Avilés, Asturias, 1614–Madrid, 1685), 'Virgin of the Immaculate Conception,' 1670.
Oil on canvas, 211 x 145 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Presented to the Hispanic Society by Archer M. Huntington, 1908. A85. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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José Agustín Arrieta (Santa Ana Chiautempan, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1803–Puebla, Mexico, 1874), 'The Young Man from the Coast,' after 1843. Oil on canvas. Unframed H 89 x W 71 cm. Framed H 114.2 x W 94.2 x D 4.5 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Museum Department Purchase, 2013. LA2391. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Manuel Chili, known as Caspicara (attributed), (1723-1796). 'The Fates of Man: Death, Soul in Hell, Soul in Purgatory, Soul in Heaven,' ca. 1775. Polychrome wood, glass, and metal, with base: 23.6 x 30.5 x 29.3 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Museum Department Purchase, 2016. LD2414. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Sebastián López de Arteaga (Seville, 1610–Mexico City, 1652), 'Saint Michael Striking Down the Rebellious Angels,' ca. 1650-1652. Oil on copper, 103.5 x 88 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Museum Department Purchase, 2014. LA2401. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (Éibar, 1870 – Madrid, 1945). 'Mrs. William Randolph Hearst,' 1923. Oil on canvas, H 213 x W 141 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., 1964. LA183. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York. Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
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Ignacio López Aguado. 'View of the Plaza and Cathedral of Mexico as it was the Year of 1796' (after José Joaquín Fabregat, 'Vista de la Plaza de México,' 1797). Paper and dark blue sateen mounted on wood and glass. Unframed H 32 x W 42 cm, Framed H 48.5 x W 58.7 x D 2.5 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Transferred from Department of Iconography to Museum Department, 1977. LJ338. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Valencia, 1863 – Madrid, 1923), 'Louis Comfort Tiffany,' 1911. Oil on canvas, Unframed H 150.5 x W 225.5 cm. Framed H 162.6 x W 238.8 cm. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Gift of Mrs. Francis M. Weld (née Julia DeForest Tiffany), 1950. A3182. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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Lusterware Plate. Tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt and luster, 1470-1500. Diameter 45 x H 7 cm. Manises, Valencia, Spain. Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY. Acquired by Archer M. Huntington for the Hispanic Society, ca. 1906-08. E610. Photo © The Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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