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One of the rooms at the Met that houses the European Paintings collections. The new natural lighting system can be seen, in an image provided by the museum.

El Greco dialogues with Picasso: The new life of the European Paintings collection at the Met in New York

María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo|New York|Nov 22, 2023 - 18:00 CET

The renovation of the 45 rooms — which house almost 700 paintings that were created between 1300 and 1800 — has lasted five years and cost $150 million

'Boys on the beach' by Joaquín Sorolla (1909).

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The great families of the history of art: Is talent hereditary?

Ángeles García|Madrid|Aug 15, 2023 - 16:58 CEST

From Gentileschi to Roldán and Sorolla, the passion for painting, sculpture and design has been passed from fathers to sons and daughters

Left: ‘Saint Bartholomew’ (1610-1614), El Greco, Toledo, El Greco Museum. Right: ‘Accordionist’ (1911), Pablo Picasso, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Find six similarities between these two paintings by Picasso and el Greco

Ana Marcos|Madrid|Jun 17, 2023 - 18:41 CEST

The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, is celebrating Picasso’s birthday with an exhibit about the Greek painter’s influence in the origin of Cubism

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