Floor plan

Style galleriesThe Spanish Golden Age

The Spanish Golden Age

Virgin and Child, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1670s
Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72
Christ Carrying the Cross, by El Greco, ca. 1577–87
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), by Diego Velázquez, 1650
View of Toledo, by El Greco, ca. 1599–1600
The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), 1648

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Painting in Spain from El Greco to Murillo, devout and intensely real.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Virgin and Child, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1670s
    Virgin and ChildBartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1670sCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72
    Madonna Nursing the Christ ChildBartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670–72Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Christ Carrying the Cross, by El Greco, ca. 1577–87
    Christ Carrying the CrossEl Greco, ca. 1577–87Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
    The Immaculate ConceptionJusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), ca. 1640Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Section 1, south wall

  1. Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), by Diego Velázquez, 1650
    Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)Diego Velázquez, 1650Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. View of Toledo, by El Greco, ca. 1599–1600
    View of ToledoEl Greco, ca. 1599–1600Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria, by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), 1648
    The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of AlexandriaJusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), 1648Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, by Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640
    Christ and the Virgin in the House at NazarethFrancisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. The Young Virgin, by Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33
    The Young VirginFrancisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The image depicts a woman seated with a child in her lap. The woman looks down at the child, who has curly hair. Both figures are intricately drawn in a detailed line drawing style. The woman wears a headdress and flowing garment, holding a cross-topped staff. The child clutches her arm. Surrounding them are cloud-like forms and cherubic figures with wings, some holding rosary beads. In the background, more clouds and angelic faces are sketched.
    The Madonna of the RosaryVicente Salvador Gómez, 1674Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    JobSpanish, c. 1618–c. 1630Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Saint Jerome as Scholar, by El Greco, ca. 1610
    Saint Jerome as ScholarEl Greco, ca. 1610Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Holy Family with Mary Magdalen, by El Greco, c. 1590–95
    The Holy Family with Mary MagdalenEl Greco, c. 1590–95Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Portrait of the Jester Calabazas, by Diego Velázquez, c. 1631–32
    Portrait of the Jester CalabazasDiego Velázquez, c. 1631–32Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    CrucifixionMaría Josefa Sánchez, 1646Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Still life painting of dead waterfowl and vegetables in windowsill.
    Still Life with Game FowlJuan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1600–3Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago