Zurbarán in Barcelona

March 17 2025

Image of Zurbarán in Barcelona

Picture: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona are about to open their leg of the travelling exhibition Zurbarán (super) Natural.

According to the museum's website:

The MNAC, the Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston are collaborating in this exhibition that will bring together for the first time the three versions of Saint Francis of Assisi according to Pope Nicholas V's Vision, a major work by Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664). The absolutely exceptional possibility of comparing the three paintings sheds light on each of them. The work preserved by the MNAC has undergone a thorough restoration process that has allowed it to recover its original appearance and bring to light details hidden by the passage of time.

The show will run in Barcelona from 21st March until 29th June 2025. 

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