ZURBARAN

With Velázquez and El Greco, Zurbarán (1598-1664) is undoubtedly one of the best known seventeenth-century Spanish painters. Zurbará n, who for the Romantics represented Spanish monastic ascetism, has come to the forefront once again in the XX century, thanks party to Cubism, which contributed to rediscovery of the great plastic qualities of his work. With Velázquez and El Greco, Zurbarán (1598-1664) is undoubtedly one of the best known seventeenth-century Spanish painters. Zurbará n, who for the Romantics represented Spanish monasti...[Read more]