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The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Today, the foundation owns more than 4,000 objects, including over 900 paintings, estimated to be worth about $25 billion. These are primarily works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist masters, but the collection also includes many other paintings by leading European and American artists, as well as African art, antiquities from China, Egypt, and Greece, and Native American art.
Spanish collection
The following 11 Spanish artworks are a selection from the museum's collection.
Enthroned Virgin
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1101–1200
- Medium
- Wood with polychromy, iron and textile
- Dimensions
- 22 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (56.5 x 15.9 x 13.3 cm)
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
by Miguel Alcañiz, circa 1400–1430
- Medium
- Tempera with gold leaf on panel
- Dimensions
- 15 x 7 3/4 in. (38.1 x 19.7 cm)
- Notes
Early 15th century. Attributed to Miguel Alcañiz.
Saint Katherine of Alexandria before the Roman Emperor
by Nicolás Solano, circa 1400–1430
- Medium
- Tempera and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 53 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (135.3 x 64.1 cm)
- Notes
Early 15th century.
The Virgin Mary and Saints Peter, Paul, John the Evangelist, and Catherine of Alexandria Appearing to Saint Martin
by Master of Riglos, circa 1401–1500
- Medium
- Tempera and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 22 3/8 x 20 in. (56.8 x 50.8 cm)
Saint Catherine of Siena before Pope Gregory XI
by Blasco de Grañén, 1422–1459
- Medium
- Tempera with gold leaf on panel
- Dimensions
- 34 x 23 1/2 in. (86.4 x 59.7 cm)
Disrobing of Christ (Espolio)
by El Greco, circa 1600–1630
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Notes
Early 17th century. School of El Greco.
Saint Francis and Brother Leo Meditating on Death
by El Greco, circa 1600–1605
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 48 7/8 x 31 3/8 in. (124.1 x 79.7 cm)
- Notes
Possibly by El Greco.
Annunciation
by El Greco, circa 1601–1700
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (58.1 x 47.6 cm)
- Notes
Possibly 17th century. After El Greco.
Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Hyacinth
by El Greco, circa 1605–1610
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 62 3/8 x 38 7/8 in. (158.4 x 98.7 cm)
Dogs Chasing a Cat on a Man on a Donkey
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, circa 1812–1820
- Medium
- Brush and iron gall ink with graphite underdrawing on antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (20 x 13.7 cm)
Laundress
by Manolo, circa 1900–1921
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 13 3/4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cm)
- Notes
Before 1921