"The Hispanic Society's years-long renovation of its Manhattan premises freed up many 16th- and 17th-century in-house masterpieces, and, since late 2024, 57 works from its permanent collection-including all three of its Diego Velázquez paintings-have hit the road for a three-venue travelling show. That tour reached its final stop in Austin, Texas, when Spirit & Splendour: El Greco, Velázquez and the Hispanic Baroque opened Sunday (24 August) at the Blanton Museum of Art, one of America's largest university museums."
"These days the state of Texas can seem as American as apple pie, as the expression goes. But a longer view reveals nearly 150 years of Spanish and then Mexican control, finally ending in the 1830s when a brief period of Texan independence culminated with US statehood in 1845. Therefore, it seems logical that New York City's Hispanic Society Museum and Library would include a Texan museum in its stellar US tour of Spanish and Latin American works of art."
The Hispanic Society renovated its Manhattan premises, freeing many 16th- and 17th-century masterpieces. Since late 2024, 57 works from the Society's permanent collection, including all three Diego Velázquez paintings, have toured three venues. The tour concluded in Austin at the Blanton Museum of Art with Spirit & Splendour: El Greco, Velázquez and the Hispanic Baroque. The Blanton presentation retains signature Hispanic Society works and adds selections from its own collection, such as El Greco's 1570s Pietà paired with a Bonasone engraving and Luisa Roldán's polychrome terracotta Education of the Virgin. The exhibition is arranged chronologically, beginning with Philip II and Netherlandish influences.
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