Zurbaran Paintings Bishop Auckland
Thirteen spectacular paintings by the spanish master francisco de zurbarán are travelling to the us for the first time.
Zurbaran paintings bishop auckland. The zurbarán centre will operate in a symbiotic relationship with the spanish gallery due to open in 2021 in bishop auckland and promotes cutting edge research including collaborative and interdisciplinary projects in areas related to the themes and narratives of the spanish gallery. The works by zurbaran have been at auckland castle for 250 years a collection of 17th century religious paintings are at the heart of plans to redevelop a county durham market town. It was formed in 2012 after the series of paintings jacob and his twelve sons by francisco de zurbarán were purchased by jonathan ruffer with the intention of preserving them for the people of the north east. The auckland project all began with the zurbaráns.
The paintings of jacob and his 12 sons are considered among the finest. While the spanish gallery will be entirely and solely devoted to spanish art from the middle ages to the present time the remit of the zurbarán centre encompasses also the artistic presence and. The paintings provided the inspiration for the auckland project and its mission to revitalise the town of bishop auckland and the surrounding area. Meanwhile bishop auckland and teesdale mp helen goodman who is launching a petition against the sale of the zurbaran paintings and auckland castle this morning welcomed the move by the county.