Spanish Paintings

Throughout the Middle Ages, the Iberian Peninsula was a hotbed of culture and art. Too often and for too long, however, medieval Spanish artists have been overshadowed by the art of the Italian and Northern Renaissance and have not received the attention they deserved.
 
Spanish Paintings offers a critical reassessment of the significance of the medieval art of the Iberian Peninsula. Alberto Velasco Gonzalez sheds light on a group of twenty fascinating paintings from private collections that, in many cases, have never before been reproduced in a book. Created across the Christian kingdoms of the Northern Peninsula and the Southern Muslim state called al-Andalus, these paintings take us on a fascinating journey through what is now Spain and tell the story of the region’s incredible creative flowering during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. In an elaborate introductory essay and each of the subsequent case studies, Velasco Gonzalez explores the imagery, function, and significance of these works and places them within the broader cultural and historical context of their creation.

De-a lungul Evului Mediu, Peninsula Iberica a fost un focar de cultura si arta. Prea des si prea mult timp, totusi, artistii medievali spanioli au fost umbriti de arta Renasterii italiene si nordice si nu au primit atentia pe care o meritau.