Today, 29 June, in celebration of 125 anniversary of the Saratov State Art Museum named Radishshev, opened the exhibition "Spanish Art in the Hermitage"

Today, 29 June, in celebration of 125 anniversary of the Saratov State Art Museum named Radishshev, opened the exhibition "Spanish Art in the Hermitage ».

Exhibition skomplektovana specifically for display in the museum Radischevskaya in the anniversary year. For the first time the greatest museum of Russia - State Hermitage Museum in Saratov brings works from his collection, representing severe and passionate art of Spain and influenced the art and lifestyle of the aristocracy of Europe XVII - XVIII centuries. The exhibition at the museum will be presented Radischevskaya paintings "golden age» - XVI - XVII centuries, most of them are stored in the fund and are rarely exhibited. Samples of paintings tell about the Spanish knights and warriors and the Spanish surprising piety and religiosity. This period of the exhibition will present works of outstanding masters Husepe de Ribera, Francisco de Zurbaran, Diego Velazquez, Alonso Cano and others.

total, the exhibition will be exhibited in 1921 a painting, tapestry based on subjects of Don Quixote, weapons, pottery, glass and furniture.

Hermitage painting by Zurbaran "San Fernando", embodying the hero Reconquista, comes from the altar of the monastery church of La Merced Deskalsas (Sevilla). "Man's head in profile" Diego Velazquez - a fragment of the lost paintings on the theme of a feast, one of those, which the artist created in his youth. Alonso Cano was born in Granada. Charming little tondo "Christ and John the Baptist as a child was written by the artist in the late period of 1660-x. Subject childhood was extremely popular in Spanish painting. Bartolome Esteban Murillo, generously endowed, not knowing the difficulties in any genre, presented the painting "St. Joseph, leading a child by the hand of Christ. " Sebastian Herrera Barnuevo approximate painter of the king, presented "Children's portrait of Carlos II» - a typical example of the Baroque style, with allegories, a lush backdrop, the grand palace atmosphere.

Armory Art of Spain is an integral part of the bright and the unique culture of this country. It has long maintained its own traditions and characteristics, characterized by high professional skill gunsmiths and artist-decorators, decorating a variety of armaments. The exhibition will present a spectacular suite of swords and daggers for the left hand, as well as flint and wheel guns and pistols, with gold, silver and engraving.

exhibition of Spanish art would not be complete without the bright , original objects, surrounded by people in their everyday lives. Handicrafts were intended for a wide range of customers. They decorated the royal chambers and interiors of castles, houses of the nobility and the homes of wealthy city dwellers and peasants. In form and decoration of these objects reflect the cultural traditions of various segments of Spanish society.

Hermitage has one of the best collections of applied art outside of Spain. Glass Moorish forms casket of bone, leather and wood for storage of valuables and love notes embossed with relief, small plastic bone, silver daronositelnitsa a huge processional cross with the use of ornament in design technology and enamel painted with metallic luster of the Spanish-Moorish majolica - all these magnificent examples of cultural life XIV - XIX centuries, performed by Spanish masters, presented at the exhibition. The museum has also a Spanish furniture - tables, chairs, chest of drawers, a cabinet - with their distinctive national flavor, based on proximity to the Moorish culture.

perfectly matched exhibition "Spanish Art in the Hermitage Collection" provides an opportunity trace the development of the best period of Spanish art, which took place on the one hand, in the same art direction to other European countries - France, Italy, Netherlands, on the other hand - are closely connected for centuries with Arab culture. This contributed to the emergence of a unique combination of Western and Eastern traditions in the works of Spanish masters.

exhibition runs until November 21, 2010.

Channel : radmuseumart.ru