Barocci: Brilliance and Grace Feb 27, 2013 - May 19, 2013
Federico Barocci (1535–1612) is celebrated as one of the most talented artists of late 16th century Italy. Fascinated by the human form, he fused charm and compositional harmony with an unparalleled sensitivity to colour.
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El Labrador Mar 11, 2013 - Jun 16, 2013
For the first time, the Museo del Prado will be offering the visiting public the opportunity to see the entire oeuvre of the Spanish painter Juan Fernández, known as “El Labrador”, who worked in the first half of the 17th century and was a key name in the early development of the still life in Spain.
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Spanish Drawings from the British Museum Mar 18, 2013 - Jun 19, 2013
Spanish Drawings from the British Museum: Renaissance to Goya
This exhibition presents for the first time outside the United Kingdom master drawings by Spanish artists from the British Museum, a collection that is regarded as one of the finest in the world.
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This exhibition presents for the first time outside the United Kingdom master drawings by Spanish artists from the British Museum, a collection that is regarded as one of the finest in the world.
Sleeping Eros Jan 29, 2013 - Jun 23, 2013
The exhibition focuses on the Museum's statue of Sleeping Eros, one of the finest of the few surviving ancient bronze statues from antiquity.
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Birds in the Art of Japan Feb 2, 2013 - Jul 28, 2013
This exhibition presents approximately 150 works in various media from medieval times to the present.
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The Civil War and American Art May 27, 2013 - Sep 2, 2013
This major loan exhibition will explore how American artists responded to the Civil War and its aftermath. The exhibition follows the trajectory of the conflict: from the palpable unease on the eve of war to the heady optimism that it would be over with a single battle, to the growing realization that this conflict would not end quickly, to grappling with the issues surrounding emancipation, the need for reconciliation as the war ended, and the uncertainty about how to put the country back together in its wake.
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Hidden Beauty May 14, 2013 - Nov 10, 2013
The exhibition Hidden Beauty will offer a historical-artistic survey of the Museo del Prado’s collections through more than 150 paintings in which the common denominator is their small size, reflecting their function as cabinet paintings or preparatory studies.
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Michael Landy: Saints Alive May 23, 2013 - Nov 24, 2013
A series of large-scale kinetic sculptures bring a contemporary twist to the lives of the saints.
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Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper Images Dec 16, 2012 - Dec 1, 2013
In 1977, Ellsworth Kelly unveiled a series of molded handmade paper images that spilled beyond the crisp geometry and pristine monochromes for which he was well known. Irregular textures, pools and drifts of color, and meandering edges are celebrated in the 23 prints from the Gallery’s collection.
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The Portrait in Vienna 1900 Oct 9, 2013 - Jan 12, 2014
The striking paintings of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka star in this major exhibition which examines the central role portraiture played in Viennese painting and the upheaval in the tradition that marked the years around 1900.
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John Singer Sargent Watercolors Oct 13, 2013 - Jan 20, 2014
A triumphant show combines the two best collections of John Singer Sargent's dazzling watercolors
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Midnight Party Mar 19, 2011 - Feb 23, 2014
Dreams, fantasies, visions, and meditations have given rise to some of the most remarkable art made over the past century. Midnight Party, named for the fanciful 1938 film by Joseph Cornell that is a cornerstone of the exhibition, explores a fantastic range of highly subjective reflections on the world, from the symbolist phantasms of German printmaker Max Klinger to the transcendent, luminous paintings of Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko to the surreal multimedia works of contemporary artist Matthew Barney.
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