Madrid · Old Masters, Impressionism and Avant-Gardes

From Caravaggio to Delaunay, from Rembrandt to Morisot, this collection spans several centuries through portrait, landscape, movement and color.

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid offers an exceptional journey through the history of Western painting. Made up of several generations of collectors then acquired by the Spanish State in 1993, the collection dialogues today with the Prado and the Reina Sofía in the Paseo del Arte. Its singularity lies in the continuity of the story: old masters, romantic painting, realism, impressionism, post-impressionism and avant-gardes respond to each other without rigid boundaries. Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexandria combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexandria combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexandria combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexandria combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexandria combines chiaroscuro, physical presence and inner determination. Caravaggio's Saint Catherine of Alexand reflection on the identity of the painter. In the 19th century, Géricault and Delacroix gave the body, the horse and history a romantic energy; Boudin and Pissarro capture the air, the rain and the variations of modern light. Morisot explores intimacy and the free touch, while Sargent combines virtuosity, travel and social elegance. Macke, Franz Marc and Delaunay finally make color an autonomous force. This selection thus allows you to compose your own itinerary between ancient and modern eyes. This selection thus allows you to compose your own itinerary between ancient and modern eyes. This selection thus allows you to compose your own itinerary between ancient and modern eyes. This selection thus allows you to compose your own itinerary between ancient and modern eyes. The "Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum" selection notably compares The Kiss and The Woman with the Umbrella. His reading favors the story.

The strength of Thyssen lies in the passage: from one century to the next, the gaze changes, but the portrait, the light, the landscape and the color continue to respond to each other.