Connections: Spain

Educator Inés Powell finds a taste of her homeland, Spain, in The Met.

"Anytime that I feel a little bit nostalgic about Spain, all I have to do is walk around the galleries."

Educator Inés Powell finds a taste of her homeland, Spain, in The Met.


A small wooden carved box featuring figures and a tree in relief.
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Selby Wynn Schwartz
January 9
A close-up detail of a painted face rendered in muted green, blue, and gray tones.
Author Leena Krohn reflects on Helene Schjerfbeck’s portrait of Sigrid Nyberg.
Leena Krohn
December 18, 2025
In a dim museum gallery, an artist stands at an easel painting a large portrait on canvas, holding a palette. Framed portraits hang on the dark wall behind them. Bold yellow text over the scene reads ‘THE MUSEUM AS MUSE.’
Video
Artists Alex Katz and Wangechi Mutu explore works in The Met collection.
December 10, 2025
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Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco, Marble of Macael (Sierra de Filabres), Spanish, Almería
Spanish, Almería
1506–15
Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792), Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1787–88
View of Toledo, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)  Greek, Oil on canvas
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1599–1600
The Vision of Saint John, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)  Greek, Oil on canvas
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1608–14
Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587–1645), Count-Duke of Olivares, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo
ca. 1636 or later
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1651–54
Panel from a Rectangular Box, Ivory; carved, inlaid with stone with traces of pigment
10th–early 11th century
Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
1787–88
Belt Clasp, Leaded bronze, inlaid silver, iron rivets, Celtic
Celtic
2nd century BCE