Norton Simon Museum
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The Norton Simon Museum, located in Pasadena, California, is renowned worldwide for its private art collection. Situated just steps away from the Old Pasadena district, known for its shops and restaurants, and only ten miles from downtown Los Angeles, the museum showcases an assortment of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, as well as South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Approximately 1,000 works from the permanent collection of 12,000 objects are on view in the Norton Simon Museum’s galleries and sculpture garden throughout the year.
Spanish collection
The following 13 Spanish artworks are a selection from the collection of the Norton Simon Museum:
The Crucifixion and Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels
by Juan Rexach, circa 1465–1470
- Medium
- Tempera and gold leaf on panel
- Dimensions
- 68-1/2 x 38-1/2 in (174.0 x 97.8 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Saint John the Baptist
by Pedro Fernando, circa 1509–1510
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- Painted surface: 62-1/4 x 21 in (158.1 x 53.3 cm); panel: 62-1/4 x 26-3/4 in (189.2 x 87.6 x 8.3 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
The Sense of Touch
by Jusepe de Ribera, circa 1615–1616
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45-5/8 x 34-3/4 in (115.9 x 88.3 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
The Birth of the Virgin
by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1627
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 55-1/2 x 42-3/4 in (141 x 108.6 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose
by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1633
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 24-1/2 x 43-1/8 in (62.2 x 109.5 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Saint Francis in Prayer
by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1638–1639
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 46-1/4 x 35-1/2 in (117.5 x 90.2 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
The Birth of St. John the Baptist
by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, circa 1655
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 57-3/4 x 74-1/8 in (146.7 x 188.3 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Saint Thomas of Villanueva Giving Alms to the Poor
by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1665–1670
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 52-1/8 x 30 in (132.4 x 76.2 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
She Is Bashful About Undressing, Leave Me in Peace (tiene cortedad de desnudarse, bayá estese V. quieto)
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1796–1797
- Medium
- Brush and carbon black ink wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 7-5/8 x 5 in (19.5 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 9-1/8 x 5-5/8 in (23.2 x 14.2 cm)
- Credits
- Norton Simon Art Foundation
Saint Jerome in Penitence
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1798
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75-1/8 x 45 in (190.8 x 114.3 cm)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Caprichos: There They Go Plucked (i.e. Fleeced) (Ya van desplumados)
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, circa 1798
- Medium
- Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on laid paper
- Dimensions
- Before letters and number, plate: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in); sheet: 31.4 x 21.5 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/16 in)
- Credits
- The Norton Simon Foundation
Doña Francisca Vicenta Chollet y Caballero
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1806
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40 1/2 in x 31 7/8 in
- Credits
- Norton Simon Art Foundation
Still Life with a Poem
by Juan Gris, 1915
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 31-3/4 x 25-1/2 in (80.6 x 64.8 cm)
- Credits
- Norton Simon Art Foundation