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Spanish
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Guernica: Testimony of War 
 Devoted to Pablo Picasso's Guernica , commissioned for the Spanish Pavillion of the 1937 World's Fair. Includes a timeline, and information on the Spanish Civil War, Franco, and the bombing of Guernica, Spain. Also explores the symbolism and artistic process behind the creation of the mural. From the PBS site Treasures of the World . http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html Topics: Art by Region, History By Place, Schools of Art, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Museo Nacional del Prado
Information about this national museum in Madrid, Spain, including its history, events and activities, and a selection of representative works from the collections. Available in Spanish and English; portions of the site available in several other languages. http://www.museodelprado.es/en/ingles/ Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place Last updated Nov 24, 2007 On-Line Picasso Project
A searchable catalog of thousands of Pablo Picasso's works. Provides a brief description, location information, and a small thumbnail image of each work. Also has links to museums with Picasso collections, biographical information, an extensive bibliography, and an archive of articles about the artist. http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 26, 2006 Salvador Dalí Museum
Site of a museum in Florida devoted to the work of the surrealist painter from Spain, Salvador Dalí, and other artists "of similar vision." Includes a biography of Dalí, images of his work, information on events and exhibits at the museum, and more. http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 2, 2006 Special Exhibition: Goya's Last Works
This 2006 exhibit on Francisco de Goya y Lucientes "concentrates exclusively on the final phase of this [Spanish] artist's career." Provides biographical details about Goya, who "has been referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns," and images of his art with accompanying essays. Features portraits, miniatures on ivory, and drawings and lithographs from his time in Bordeaux, France. From the Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library. http://www.frick.org/exhibitions/goya/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Mar 28, 2006 They Still Draw Pictures: Drawings Made by Spanish Children During the Spanish Civil War, circa 1938
"A collection of over 600 drawings made during the Spanish Civil War by Spanish school children, both in Spain and in refugee centers in France, rendered in pencil, crayon, ink, and watercolor." Features digital reproduction of the book with the same title (including the original introduction by Aldous Huxley). From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/tsdp/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 |
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