07.03
– 05.06.2013
Mexican art, an area in
which the Louvre’s Hispanic collection is intended to expand, will
be showcased at the museum this spring.
A selection of some ten of
the finest works from this “sister” school will be exhibited
among the Spanish paintings. Among others, the monumental
“Zurbaranesque” work of José Juárez, the Baroque dynamism of
Cristóbal Villalpando and the softness and delicacy of Rodríguez
Juárez will introduce visitors to the many facets of New World art
during this period and give them an understanding of its close yet
independent relationship with Spanish art.
Although represented in
national museums, Latin American art remains little known in France.
The book that accompanies this exhibition, based on inventory work
conducted by the Louvre and the French National Institute of Art
History (the BAILA project), provides an overview of the major Latin
American works in French museums, and explores the origins and
evolution of this artistic school.