The Museum of Romanticism (

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: ''Museo del Romanticismo'') is a State-owned

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located in

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. It was inaugurated in 1924 as ''Museo Romántico''.

History

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The museum is housed at Calle de San Mateo 13. It was linked since its inception to the patronage of the Marquis of Vega-Inclán. The museum opened on 1 June 1924. The building was purchased by the Spanish State three years after the inauguration of the museum, in 1927. The overseeing institution and the entire collection of the Marquis was bequeathed to the Spanish State after the death of the former in 1942. The building, dating from the late 18th-century, consists of two stories plus an attic floor, which is not open to the public. Both the collection and the building were protected as '' historical-artistic monument'' in 1962. The museum's exhibits are presented in the context of a historic house with a dining room, billiard room etc. They include items related to the romantic writer

Mariano José de Larra Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro (24 March 1809 – 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th- ...

. In November 2009, the

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determined the renaming of the museum to ''Museo Nacional del Romanticismo''.

Collection

Some of the landmark items exhibited at the museum include painting works by

Francisco de Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

(''San Gregorio Magno''), Leonardo Alenza (''Satira del suicidio romántico'', ''Sátira del suicidio por amor'' and ''El dios grande''), Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer (''El conspirador carlista''),

Antonio Carnicero Antonio Carnicero (1748–1814) was a Spanish painter of the Neoclassical style. In addition to his paintings, over the course of his career he also produced prints and engravings as well as creating theatrical decorations. Family and training ...

(''Retrato de Godoy''),

José Aparicio José Aparicio e Inglada (16 December 1773 – 10 May 1838) was a Spanish painter in the Neoclassical style; closely associated with the reign of King Ferdinand VII. Biography He was born in Alicante, the seventh of eight children in a middl ...

(''Desembarco de Fernando VII''), Joaquín Espalter (''La familia Flaquer''),

Vicente López Portaña Vicente López Portaña, OIC (; September 19, 1772July 22, 1850) was a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time. Early life Vicente López Portaña was born in Valencia on September 19, 1772. His parents wer ...

(''Retrato del Marqués de Remisa''),

Antonio María Esquivel Antonio María Esquivel y Suárez de Urbina (8 March 1806 – 9 April 1857) was a Spanish painter in the Romanticism, Romantic style who specialized in portraits.''Arte Español'': Journal of the "Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte''Estudio y ...

(''El general Prim a caballo'' and ''Retrato de Alfredito Romea''), Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (''Cueva de bandidos''), Charles Porion (''Isabel II pasando revista a las tropas''), Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (''Retrato del Duque de Rivas'', ''Retrato de la Duquesa de Rivas'', and ''Retrato de Julián Romea''),

José de Madrazo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(''Retrato de Fernando VII a caballo''),

Jenaro Pérez Villaamil Jenaro Pérez de Villaamil y d'Huguet (3 February 1807 – 5 June 1854) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in landscapes with figures and architectural scenes. He often inflated the scale of the buildings relative t ...

(''Puerta de Serranos en Valencia''),

Joaquín Sorolla Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida ( va, Joaquim Sorolla i Bastida, 27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish Valencian painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes and monumental works of social and historical themes. ...

(''Retrato del Marqués de la Vega-Inclán''), Manuel Cabral Bejarano (''La copla''),

José Gutiérrez de la Vega José Gutiérrez de la Vega y Bocanegra (26 December 1791 – December 1865) was a Spanish painter who specialized in portraits and religious subjects. Biography He was born in Seville. His father was an engraver and woodcarver. He began his ...

(''Retrato de Isabel II'' and ''Retrato de Larra'') and

Francisco de Zurbarán Francisco de Zurbarán ( , ; baptized 7 November 1598 – 27 August 1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanish ...

(''San Francisco'').

Gallery paintings

File:Francisco de Goya - Saint Gregory the Great, Pope - Google Art Project.jpg,

, ''San Gregorio Magno'' File:LEONARDO ALENZA - Sátira del suicidio romántico (Museo Romántico, Madrid, c. 1839).jpg, Leonardo Alenza, ''Sátira del suicidio romántico'' File:Leonardo Alenza - Satire du suicide.jpg, Leonardo Alenza, ''Sátira del suicido por amor'' File:Leonardo Alenza - Great God - Google Art Project.jpg, Leonardo Alenza, ''El dios grande'' File:Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer - The carlist conspirator - Google Art Project.jpg, Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer, ''The carlist conspirator'' File:Manuel Cabral - La copla - Google Art Project.jpg, Manuel Cabral Bejarano, ''La copla''

Gallery museum

References

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External links

Official websiteMuseum of Romanticism (Madrid)
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