Murillo

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From Heaven to Earth

By Guillaume Kientz

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Murillo offers a revealing exploration of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s genre paintings, focusing on his innovative depictions of ordinary people such as beggars, street urchins, and flower girls. This richly illustrated volume uncovers the cultural significance behind his portrayals, examining themes of youth and age, romance and seduction, as well as faith and charity. Insightful essays explore Murillo's work through perspectives on antiquity, northern culture, portraiture, and the diversity of Seville, while detailed commentaries on over fifty exhibited works reveal their historical importance and contemporary relevance.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, especially those fascinated by Baroque painting, Spanish art, and social narratives within visual art. Art historians, students, and enthusiasts of Murillo’s work will find it especially valuable.

A revealing exploration of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s genre paintings and the cultural significance of his depictions of ordinary people

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A revealing exploration of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s genre paintings and the cultural significance of his depictions of ordinary people

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) is best known for his religious subject matter, yet some of his most iconic works depict secular themes. Celebrating Murillo’s genre paintings and shedding new light on the innovative portrayals of beggars, street urchins, and flower girls, this artist’s culturally rich narratives span themes of youth and age, romance and seduction, and faith and charity.

This generously illustrated volume of Murillo features insightful essays that address Murillo’s art through the lenses of antiquity, northern culture, portraiture, and diversity in the city of Seville. The catalogue also contains detailed commentaries on the more than fifty works included in the exhibition. These commentaries further explore the paintings’ complex meanings, revealing their importance in their own time and suggesting their relevance in our own.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300266719

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 175 color + b-w illus.

Contributors:

Contributions by Ronni Baer
Contributions by Madeleine Haddon
Contributions by Fernando Loffredo
Contributions by Xavier F. Salomon

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

Collections

Arts & Culture European History Global History Guillaume Kientz History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Guillaume Kientz is director and CEO of the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, New York. Ronni Baer is the Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Distinguished Curator and Lecturer in the Department of Art and Archeology at Princeton University. Madeleine Haddon is a teaching fellow at Edinburgh University. Fernando Loffredo is an assistant professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature at Stony Brook University, New York. Xavier F. Salomon is deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the Frick Collection, New York.