El retrato del Renacimiento

This exhibition will trace the development of portraiture throughout this period in which the genre evolved and flourished, including masterpieces that reflect the achievements of the art scenes of the day in both Northern and Southern Europe. The exhibition will bring together nearly 130 works, almost half of which come from other international institutions. This review of portraiture throughout the period offers an exhaustive chronological and geographical insight, one that is quite unprecedented among the projects that have been devoted to this genre to date. Thus, it will feature all of the great names of the Renaissance, ranging from Jan van Eyck and Rubens to Piero della Francesca, Dürer, Titian, Raphael, Botticelli, Lorenzo Lotto, Holbein and Antonio Moro. These artists and others will be represented through 126 works, mainly paintings, but also sculptures, medals, drawings and engravings. Never before has such a large selection of Renaissance portraits have been gathered together, nor such a range of different artists and works of a different nature. In this respect, this exhibition provides a unique overview that features many of the best works by each of the artists involved, including some of the most beautiful images of the entire Renaissance period. (originally announced as "El retrato del Renacimiento: de Pisanello a Rubens ")