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and Antonio del Castillo, both of which have survived
complete and are now in the National Gallery of Dublin
and the Museo del Prado, respectively; and the series on
the Life of Saint Ambrose by Juan de Valdés Leal.
FOCUSING ON MURILLO’S The exhibition also features other paintings which
PRODIGAL SON SERIES originally belonged to series of this type that were split
up and dispersed over time. Through these works visitors
to the exhibition will be able to appreciate both the
importance of serial creations in Andalusian painting of
the period and the role played in the development of the
latter by private collectors and patrons.
THE ART OF STORYTELLING IN ANDALUSIAN
33 works from the Museo Nacional del Prado, the
BAROQUE PAINTING ARRIVES AT THE MUSEO
National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin and institutions such
NACIONAL DEL PRADO
as the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando,
the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo de
Until 23 January 2022 in Room C of the Jerónimos
Bellas Artes de Sevilla and the Biblioteca Nacional
Building and with the collaboration of the Comunidad de
de España document the high levels of artistic merit
Madrid, the Museo Nacional del Prado is exhibiting three
achieved by the artists who cultivated this typology.
important narrative series produced for private clients in
Andalusia in the mid-17th century: the two on the parable
of the Prodigal Son and the Story of Joseph by Murillo The Departure of the Prodigal Son Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) Oil
on canvas, 104.5 x 134.5 cm c. 1660-65 Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland

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