Exhibition on Eduardo de Adaro, main designer of original Banco de España headquarters building, attracts over 26,000 visitors
With its examination of the legacy of this prominent figure in late 19th century Spanish architecture, the exhibition took visitors on a journey through a fundamental chapter in the history of the bank and shed light on part of its rich artistic and documentary heritage.
Prominent Spanish geometric abstract painter Gerardo Delgado dies
The Banco de España Collection has four works by this Seville-born artist, from different periods in his career: 'Curro Romero' (1978), 'The Walker - The Visionary' (1990), 'Route of St Matthew I' (2001) and 'Weave No 1' (2021).
New Research Identifies Francisco Más as Painter of Portrait of Governor Salvador Albacete in the Bank's Collection
A misreading of the initial of the artist's given name led to the picture originally being attributed to 'J. Mas'. A comparative analysis of the signature and the discovery of receipts and other documents in the archives of the Banco de España have enabled Esperanza Guillén to determine that the portrait is by Valencia-born artist Francisco Más y Carrasco, and that it was painted between August and October 1890.
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