“Murillo: From Heaven to Earth” celebrates the genre paintings of one of the most renowned painters of the Spanish Golden age: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). While Murillo is primarily known for his religious subject matter, some of his most iconic works depict secular themes. For the first time in Spanish art, ordinary people—beggars, street urchins and flower girls—convey the cultural narratives and written tales of Murillo’s time. Comprising approximately 50 works, the exhibition explores themes of youth and age, comedy, romance and seduction, faith and charity, landscape, portraiture and modern realism.
Find out more and view a virtual presentation here:
https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/murillo-heaven-earth
Murillo: From Heaven to Earth
Presented by Kimbell Art Museum
[Image: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Two Women at a Window, c. 1655–60. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Widener Collection Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington]