Simon Perez - From El Greco to Dalí (Great Spanish Masters From the Perez Simon Collection)

The exhibition commences with a presentation of Spanish painting from the 16th to the 19th century and continues by showing the legacy, both in style and motif, left by the art of that time. Nationalmuseum’s own collection has been supplemented by a number of important loans. For the first time, the museum is putting on display its own The Apostles Peter and Paul by El Greco alongside a painting with a similar motif from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. There is a presentation of the unique style of Spanish still lifes in a few expressive works from the 17th and 18th centuries by artists such as Zurbarán, Bartolomé Péréz, Juan van der Hamen y Léon, Meléndez and Goya. Goya is seen to be an important revitalizing force for the genre.