MURILLO/ AT DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY

The paintings of Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682), which depict women and children of the artist's world, as well as elegantly- handled religious subjects, constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times. Taking the Dulwich Pictu re Gallery's excellent collection of masterpieces as a starting point, this book demonstrates Murillo's far-reaching popularity and the influence he had on artists such as Thomas Gainsborough, whose 'fancy pictures' show a clear affinity with Murillo's paintings o f childre...[Llegir més]