In 2007, after almost six months of redecoration works, the European Art Gallery was reopened to the public on June, 21st.
Thus, important art works that have been recently restored are on display again, such as: The Annunciation by Tintoretto, The Return of the Prodigal Son by Bernardino Licinio, Venus and Cupid by Lucas Cranach the Elder or The Triumph of the Virgin Surrounded by Angels by Pedro Campaña.
The novelty of the event is the addition to the permanent exhibition of several paintings, sculptures and objects of decorative art which have not been put on view for the public in the past years. Some of the newly exhibited paintings are worth mentioning:
Hercule’s Fight with the Centaurus Nessus by Luca Giordano,
The Holy Family by Giorgio Vasari,
Jacob’s Escape by Jean Tassel,
Jesus and the Penitent Sinners credited to Anton van Dyck, or the prestigious donation
Virgin and Child by Francesco Raibolini (called Il Francia), which became part of the Museum’s holdings in 2004 and is now exhibited for the first time.
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