Descripción de la Exposición ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- This exhibition, which presents a selected sample of the wonderful sculpture collection of the National Museum of Sculpture (Museo Nacional de Escultura) from Valladolid, takes a stroll through the centuries of the heyday of Spanish sculpture. It affords an insight into a carefully selected range of the biggest names within sculpture of that era: the pioneers that brought the beginnings of Flemish realism and the Italian Renaissance to Castile -Alonso Berruguete belongs among them-, and the foreigners, who like Juan de Juni, settled in this territory... In Spain, which was spurred on by the great Imperial drive on its conquering trips to Flanders, Italy and the New World, there is practically no end in sight to the continuous exchange of artists, techniques and works. The polychromed figure in wood represents one of the foundations of Spain's cultural heritage. Wood is a living and malleable sculpting material which, in its modesty and impurity, offers coarsely shaped, imperfect products, yet also has the capacity to express the corporeal in a refined manner, especially if it is dressed in gold and appropriately polychromed. In the tense and harrowing atmosphere of wars and religious discords, artistry and non-artistry intermingled and spoke to the people from the most diverse cultural classes. The religious image took on new cultural and aesthetic experiences, without giving up its transcendental quality. We wish the artworks in this exhibition to speak directly to the visitors. With its mystery and zeal, the latter offers us a new way of facing the past, offering a wide range of different interpretations, in which the visitor of today will also discover a veritable treasure trove of imagination. For the exhibition 23 sculptures were selected, which presents 6 topics: The Medieval World, The Castilian Renaissance: Alonso Berruguete, From the Renaissance to the Baroque: Juan de Juni and Gregorio Fernández, The Flourishing of the Baroque in Castile: Gregorio Fernández, Baroque in Andalusia and Beginning of the 18th century.
Una selección de 23 esculturas provenientes del Museo Nacional de Escultura de Valladolid de los siglos XIV al XVIII, época de esplendor de la escultura religiosa. Entre los grandes maestros representados: Alonso Berruguete, Pompeyo Leoni, Gregorio Fernández, Juan de Mesa, Pedro de Mena y Francisco Salzillo.
Exposición. 19 nov de 2024 - 02 mar de 2025 / Museo Nacional del Prado / Madrid, España
Formación. 23 nov de 2024 - 29 nov de 2024 / Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) / Madrid, España
