Nicolás Cortés Gallery
Baroque Virtual Exhibition
November 1st 2020 – January 19th 2021
Nicolás Cortés Gallery
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Exhibition Title
Baroque Virtual Exhibition
November 1st 2020 – January 19th 2021
Exhibition Description
Through a careful selection of our works, we have planned the exhibition as an interactive tour where the visitor will be able to enjoy the aesthetics of the 17th and 18th centuries, while at the same time being imbued with Baroque thought. Thus, as we go through the different rooms, we invite the visitor to reflect on aspects that can be extrapolated to today’s turbulent world, such as “the fervour of beliefs”, brought about by works of enormous emotional strength such as the remarkable Orazio de Ferrari or the three Luca Giordano; “the transience of life”, represented, for example, in the Vanitas by Andrés de Leito and Angelo Caroselli; “the power of the portrait” as a means of representation, highlighting our impressive effigy of the Duke of Modena by Guercino; and “scarcity versus abundance”, an interesting contrast posed by the confrontation of such different still lifes as that of Nuvolone and Pret. Of course, by no means do we disregard the marked identity of the Spanish Baroque, which is so evident in the works gathered here from the main representatives of the school, such as Maíno, Van der Hamen, Murillo or Carreño de Miranda.
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About The Gallery
Nicolás Cortés can be considered one of the leading figures in both the Spanish and international art markets. Currently, he is embarking on a new, solo project that represents the fulfillment of a career focused on the discovery, study and dissemination of Spanish and Italian Old Masters. In addition, he has recently broadened his horizons to encompass the pre-eminent names in 19th-century art.
Among the numerous initiatives introduced by the gallery in 2020 is the launch of an innovative system of virtual exhibitions on its website. This feature extends the gallery's exhibition experience to visitors around the world, bringing it closer to them and positioning Nicolás Cortés Gallery as a pioneer in the way it has embraced the range of possibilities offered by the new technologies.