MURILLO THE SELF

This beautiful publication accompanies an exhibition that brings together the only two known self-portraits by Murillo, one of the f inest painters of the Spanish Golden Age. Painted almost twenty years apart, these two remarkable paintings are often overshadowed b y Murillos more famous religious paintings and genre scenes. This book investigates the two self-portraits side by side, highlight ing similarities and differences. While the earlier portrait reflects Murillos admiration of antiquity and imitation of classical m odels, the...[Read more]