Spain
Biography: José Gutiérrez Solana
José Gutiérrez Solana (1886–1945), a Spanish painter and writer, left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape of Spain during a…
The Roman Bridge at Sunset in Cordoba, Spain
The bridge was built by the Romans in the early 1st century BC, perhaps replacing a previous wooden one. It currently, after the…
Granada: The History of its Art
Granada’s artistic prehistory is a murmur beneath the monumental—subtle, scattered, and largely silent. Yet beneath the grandeur of the Alhambra and…
Biography: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokopoulos)
Doménikos Theotokopoulos, famously known as El Greco, which means “The Greek” in Spanish, was born on the island of Crete in…
Inspiration: “La Pose,” by Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero was born in Granada and originally pursued a career in the Spanish Navy, but gave it up to…
Biography: Pablo Gargallo
Pablo Gargallo, born as Pablo Emilio Gargallo (January 17, 1881 – December 28, 1934), was a prominent Spanish sculptor known for…
Biography: Francisco de Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, Spain, and passing on April 16, 1828, in…
Inspiration: “Reclining Nude,” by Luis Ricardo Falero
Falero was born in Granada and originally pursued a career in the Spanish Navy, but gave it up to his parents’…
The History of Art in Valencia
In the bright, salt-laden air of Spain’s eastern coast, Valencia rises like a palimpsest of civilizations, each layer stitched tightly to…
Biography: Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, stands as one of the most influential artists of the 20th…
Bilbao: The History of its Art
The painted caves of the Basque Country do not belong to Bilbao. And yet, without them, no serious account of Bilbao’s…
Inspiration: “The Butterfly,” by Luis Ricardo Falero
Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – December 7, 1896), Duke of Labranzano, was a Spanishpainter. He specialized in female nudes and mythological,…
