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Zurbarán
2 May 2026 — 23 August 2026
Coming SoonThe National Gallery presents the first UK exhibition devoted to Francisco de Zurbarán — reuniting major religious commissions and intimate still lifes that reveal the 17th-century Seville master's extraordinary naturalism, textile virtuosity and deeply spiritual vision, co-organised with the Louvre and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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A giant in the history of Spanish art, Francisco de Zurbarán was one of the great painters of 17th-century Seville, a centre of global trade. His vivid paintings, from small still lifes to soaring altarpieces, burst with naturalism and convey intense spiritual experiences. Renowned as a painter of fabrics, Zurbarán represented extravagant clothing as well as the austere robes of monks with unsurpassed skill. He was also a careful observer of lived reality. Ordinary items – a ceramic vessel,...
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Self-portrait
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish · 1598–1664
Painting
Zurbarán painted monks, saints, and still lifes with a severe, light-carved monumentality — his devotional works, made for Seville's monasteries, achieved an almost sculptural power over white fabric and shadow.
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Trafalgar Square, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm
© National Gallery
Zurbarán
2 May 2026 — 23 August 2026
Coming SoonThe National Gallery presents the first UK exhibition devoted to Francisco de Zurbarán — reuniting major religious commissions and intimate still lifes that reveal the 17th-century Seville master's extraordinary naturalism, textile virtuosity and deeply spiritual vision, co-organised with the Louvre and the Art Institute of Chicago.
From National Gallery
A giant in the history of Spanish art, Francisco de Zurbarán was one of the great painters of 17th-century Seville, a centre of global trade. His vivid paintings, from small still lifes to soaring altarpieces, burst with naturalism and convey intense spiritual experiences. Renowned as a painter of fabrics, Zurbarán represented extravagant clothing as well as the austere robes of monks with unsurpassed skill. He was also a careful observer of lived reality. Ordinary items – a ceramic vessel,...
Read more at National Gallery →About the Artist
Self-portrait
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish · 1598–1664
Painting
Zurbarán painted monks, saints, and still lifes with a severe, light-carved monumentality — his devotional works, made for Seville's monasteries, achieved an almost sculptural power over white fabric and shadow.
Critic Reviews
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Visit
Trafalgar Square, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday10am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–9pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm