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Sculpture and Decorative Arts of the Spanish Renaissance
May 12, 2000–December 31, 2002
The Museum's small but select collection of Spanish polychrome sculpture—among the most important such holdings in the United States—is displayed in the gallery adjacent to the newly reopened Vélez Blanco Patio. The sculptures, dating from the early-16th to the mid-17th century, is augmented by groupings of Spanish decorative arts, displayed to reveal the varied strands of influence—Moorish, Flemish, and Italian Renaissance—that enriched the glittering and vibrant material culture of Renaissance Spain. Among the highlights of the installation are two rare and delicate eleven-foot-high embroidered hangings depicting heroic events in the Catholic reconquest of Spain. Long in storage, they are displayed to celebrate the patio's reopening.
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