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Omer koc london2/29/2024 So the result is a potted history of Spanish and Hispanic art and craft, which begins in 2,400 BC with a display of pottery made by the Bell Beaker people and Celtiberian bracelets dating back to 50 BC and features a Roman’ Head of Medusa’ mosaic dating back to Seville in AD 175-225, a Roman sculpture of Diana the Huntress from AD 138-50. Presented for the first time in the UK, it will offer visitors a chance to trace the great diversity of cultures and religions – from Celtic to Islamic, Jewish and Christian – that have shaped and enriched what we today understand as Spanish culture.Īs well as Masterpieces by Goya, El Greco and Velázquez, there are illuminated manuscripts, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, silverwork, jewellery, maps, drawings and decorative lacquerware from Latin America on display. Nevertheless, the exhibition attempts to tell the story of Spanish and Hispanic art, culture, and colonial legacy, dating as far back as the ancient world through to the early 20th Century. Covering such a vast period of history is rather ambitious. Artworks and artefacts drawn from 3 millennia are displayed at the RA in London. Objects from prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Iberia Spain and Portugal Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin America Portuguese Goa in India and the Philippines all figure notably in the collection. The Hispanic Society has more than 18,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures and artefacts in its collection, dating all the way from the Paleolithic period to the 20th Century. ‘Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic society museum & library’ Installation shot by Lee Sharrock © Artlyst 2023 He was passionate about Spanish culture and the collection he built up between 1900 to 1930 includes art, books, maps, ceramics, altarpieces and jewellery. Archer M Huntingdon, a Philanthropist and heir to the fortune of an industrialist, founded the Hispanic Society in NYC in 1904. The Hispanic Society operates a museum and reference library for studying the arts and culture of Spain and Portugal and their former colonies in Latin America, Portuguese India, and the Spanish East Indies. Much of the collection has been on loan to institutions worldwide, including the Museo del Prado in Madrid and the Museu del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City since the museum closed for a refurb in 2017. The Hispanic Society’s Museum and Library in New York City own the most extensive collection of Hispanic art and literature outside Spain and Latin America. Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic society museum & library is a major new survey exhibition featuring 150 works at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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