New Romanesque and Gothic Masterpieces at Museo Nacional in Barcelona stem from a donation by Antonio Gallardo Ballart
Donation Antonio Gallardo Ballart. New masterpieces for the museum
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjüic, 08038 Barcelona
17.03.2016 – 03.07.2016
Over the years Antonio Gallardo Ballart gradually put together a collection of brilliant and incomparable medieval art. Thanks to his generosity and trust, we are able to enjoy a conscientiously prepared selection of these works. This acquisition constitutes the most outstanding contribution to the medieval collection over the past few years. In the near future, these pieces will come to form part of the permanent itinerary through the Museum’s exhibition of Romanesque and Gothic Art.
The selection includes examples of Romanesque mural painting and, above all, of Gothic panel painting from the XII to the XVI centuries. A great part of the pieces are of Catalan origin, with figures like Serra brothers, Lluís Borrassà and Bernat Martorell. Constituting the remainder are examples from the rest of the Hispanic world, like the fragment from the Abbey of San Pedro de Arlanza and the panel associated with Nicolás Francés.
The acquisition constitutes another token of the role civil society in general and private collectors in particular have played in building up our collections at the Museu Nacional.
FEATURED PHOTO:
Anonymous. Castile. Paintings from Tubilla del Agua. Angels fighting the dragon, first third of 12th century. Long-term loan from the Generalitat de Catalunya, Gallardo cettlement, 2015