RISD Museum
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The RISD Museum is part of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1877 alongside the school, it is the 20th largest art museum in the United States. Its collection comprises over 100,000 works of art and design spanning from ancient times to the present. It includes paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, costumes, textiles, and furniture from various parts of the world. More than 1,700 objects are on display in the museum, with over 84,000 accessible online.
Spanish collection
The following 32 Spanish artworks are a selection from the museum's collection.
Christ in Majesty
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1090–1100
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 97.8 x 55.9 cm (38 1/2 x 22 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of John Nicholas Brown
- Notes
Previous title: Figure of Christ
The Crucified Christ
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1150–1200
- Medium
- Oak with traces of polychrome (colored paint)
- Dimensions
- 215.9 x 215.9 cm (85 x 85 in.)
- Credits
- Museum Special Reserve Fund
- Notes
Previous title: Corpus from a Crucifix
Head of Christ or a Saint
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1220–1240
- Medium
- Walnut with polychromy (colored paint)
- Dimensions
- 81.3 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (32 x 20 x 20 in.)
- Credits
- Museum Works of Art Fund
Textile fragment
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1300–1400
- Medium
- Silk satin weave, plain weave, and supplementary weft
- Dimensions
- Length: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). Width: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Houghton P. Metcalf
- Notes
14th century
Textile fragment
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1475–1525
- Medium
- Silk compound satin weave
- Dimensions
- Length: 43.2 cm (17 in.). Width: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Ugo Jandolo
Crucifixion
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1490
- Medium
- Tempera and gold on panel
- Dimensions
- 143.8 x 113 cm (56 5/8 x 44 1/2 in.). Framed: 164.5 x 132.7 x 10.8 cm (64 3/4 x 52 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of John Nicholas Brown
Tile
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1500–1600
- Medium
- Earthenware with glaze
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm (5 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Eleanor Fayerweather
- Notes
1500s
Dish
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1525–1550
- Medium
- Earthenware
- Dimensions
- 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in., diameter)
- Credits
- Gift of Margaret and Frank Robinson in honor of Gretchen and William Viall
Monstrance
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1525
- Medium
- Silver with gilding
- Dimensions
- Height: 46.4 cm (18 1/4 in.)
- Credits
- Mary B. Jackson Fund
Hagar and Ishmael
by Francisco Collantes, circa 1640
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 109.2 x 139.1 cm (43 x 54 3/4 in.). Framed: 144.8 x 175.9 x 12.1 cm (57 x 69 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Manton B. Metcalf
Portrait of a Monk
by Claudio Coello, circa 1685
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 33 x 24.6 cm (13 x 9 11/16 in.). Framed: 57.2 x 49.5 x 6.4 cm (22 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Walter H. Kimball Fund, Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Mary B. Jackson Fund, Edgar J. Lownes Fund and Jesse Metcalf Fund
Bowl
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1700–1800
- Medium
- Earthenware with tin glaze and lustre
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell
Self-Portrait
by John Baptist Medina, circa 1700
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.2 x 63.2 cm (30 x 24 7/8 in.). Framed: 95.3 x 82.6 cm (37 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund
- Notes
Previous title: Portrait of a Man
Plate
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1700–1800
- Medium
- Tin-glazed earthenware
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 35.9 cm (14 1/8 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of William C. Loring
Pendant
by Anonymous / Unknown, circa 1700–1750
- Medium
- Gold, enamel, stones, pearls
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 4.1 cm (2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Portrait of Gerónima Goicoechea y Galarza
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1805
- Medium
- Oil on copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Framed: 14 x 14 x 2.1 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop
Portrait of Cesárea Goicoechea y Galarza
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1806
- Medium
- Oil on copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Framed: 14 x 14 x 2.1 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth
Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1816
- Medium
- Etching; burnished; aquatint
- Dimensions
- Plate: 25.1 x 35.2 cm (9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.). Sheet: 27.9 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)
- Credits
- Museum Collection
- Notes
Mariano Ceballos, Alias the Indian, Kills the Bull from his Horse). Series title: La Tauromaquia
Two Children Looking at a Book
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, circa 1824
- Medium
- Carbon black and watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.). Framed: 14 x 11.4 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
- Notes
Previous Title: Two Children Reading
The Diners (Les Soupeurs)
by Pablo Picasso, 1901
- Medium
- Oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 47.3 x 62.4 cm (18 5/8 x 24 9/16 in.). Framed: 68 x 82.6 x 8.3 cm (26 3/4 x 32 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Credits
- Bequest of George Pierce Metcalf
Fountain in the Forest, La Granja
by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1907
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 81.3 x 106.5 cm (32 x 41 15/16 in.). Framed: 91.8 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm (36 1/8 x 46 x 2 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Seated Woman with a Book (Femme assise au livre)
by Pablo Picasso, circa 1910
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 41.3 x 24.1 cm (16 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.). Framed: 58.4 x 41 x 7.6 cm (23 x 16 1/8 x 3 in.)
- Credits
- Museum Works of Art Fund
Tunic and dress
by Mariano Fortuny, 1926
- Medium
- Silk, metal thread, glass beads; hand-block printed
- Dimensions
- 99.1 x 114.3 cm (39 x 45 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry
Suit of Lights Jacket (Traje de luces)
by Anonymous / Unknown, 1936
- Medium
- Silk satin embellished with gold-wrapped thread, passementerie, pailletes, stones
- Credits
- Gift of Mr.William Link
Black suit with three-quarter sleeves
by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1951
- Medium
- Silk, cotton, plastic; plain weave with grouped weft yarns, warp and weft floats
- Dimensions
- 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in., center back length) Jacket; 68.6 cm (27 in., center back length) Skirt
- Credits
- Gift of Ronald and Lillian Dick
Sujet Poule
by Pablo Picasso, 1954
- Medium
- Earthenware with glaze
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of James Bewley in honor of Gertrude & W. H. Vernon Smith
Bowl with Picador
by Pablo Picasso, 1955
- Medium
- Glazed earthenware
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 12.3 x 12.3 cm (2 1/2 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Credits
- Gift from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Barnet Fain
Chemise dress
by Cristóbal Balenciaga, circa 1957
- Medium
- Wool bouclé yarn twill weave
- Dimensions
- Center back length: 98.7 cm (38 7/8 in.)
- Credits
- Museum purchase with funds from the Fine Arts Committee and Mary B. Jackson Fund
Bowl
by Pablo Picasso, circa 1960
- Medium
- Earthenware with slip, glaze, and sgraffito decoration
- Dimensions
- 14.4 x 26 x 26 cm (5 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
- Credits
- Gift of Jean Fain in memory of her mother, Paula Segal
Black lace dress with bows and pleating
by Cristóbal Balenciaga, circa 1967
- Medium
- Cotton, silk, lace, crepe yarn; machine lace, plain weave, embroidery
- Dimensions
- 88.9 cm (35 in., center back length)
- Credits
- Transfer from The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology, Gift of Mrs. Ephram London & Mr. Walter Eytan