San Diego Museum of Art
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The San Diego Museum of Art has a vast collection of over 32,000 items from around the world, dating back to 3,000 B.C. It is renowned for its American, Asian, European, and Latin American art, but it is particularly famous for its Spanish old master paintings by El Greco, Goya, Ribera, Sanchez Cotán, and Zurbarán. The museum’s collection of Asian art includes some of the most significant pieces, including Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Buddhist sculpture from China and Japan, and South Asian paintings from Edwin Binney 3rd’s collection. Additionally, the Museum is home to one of the best collections of German Expressionism in the country.
Spanish collection
The following 19 Spanish artworks are a selection from the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art:
The Arrest of Santa Engracia
by Bartolomé Bermejo, circa 1474–1477
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 38 1/4 in x 21 3/16 in (97.16 cm x 53.82 cm)
The Crucifixion
by Martín Bernat, circa 1480–1490
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 58 in x 37 3/8 in (147.32 cm x 94.93 cm)
Portrait of a Spanish Prince (probably Philip II)
by Sofonisba Anguissola, circa 1573
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 23 1/4 in x 19 in (59.06 cm x 48.26 cm)
The Adoration of the Shepherds
by El Greco, circa 1576–1577
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 in x 7 3/4 in (24.13 cm x 19.69 cm)
The Penitent Saint Peter
by El Greco, circa 1590–1595
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 49 1/4 in x 42 3/8 in (125.1 cm x 107.63 cm)
Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber
by Juan Sánchez Cotán, circa 1602
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 27 1/8 in x 33 1/4 in (68.9 cm x 84.46 cm)
Susanna and the Elders
by Jusepe de Ribera, circa 1615
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 70 9/32 x 54 1/8 in (179 x 138 cm)
Agnus Dei (”Lamb of God”)
by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1635–1640
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 14 in x 20 1/2 in (35.56 cm x 52.07 cm)
Saint Jerome
by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1640–1645
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 73 in x 41 in (185.42 cm x 104.14 cm)
Christ the Redeemer
by Alonso Cano, circa 1645–1650
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 37 1/2 in x 17 3/8 in (95.25 cm x 44.13 cm)
Saint Francis in Prayer in a Grotto
by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1650–1655
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 62 x 39 9/16 in (157.5 x 100.5 cm)
Virgin and Child with Saint John
by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1658
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 54 1/2 in x 42 in (138.43 cm x 106.68 cm)
The Penitent Magdalene
by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, circa 1660–1665
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 63 1/4 in x 41 1/2 in (160.66 cm x 105.41 cm)
San Diego de Alcalá
by Pedro de Mena, 1665–1670
- Medium
- Polychromed
- Dimensions
- 24 7/32 in x 9 7/16 in x 10 5/8 in (61.5 cm x 24 cm x 27 cm)
Vicente Maria de Vera de Aragon, Duque de la Roca
by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, circa 1795
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 42 5/8 in x 32 1/2 in (108.27 cm x 82.55 cm)
María at La Granja
by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1907
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 67 1/8 x 33 1/2 in (1704.98 x 850.9 mm)
Portrait of Doña Esther de Garay y Garay
by Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta, circa 1938
- Medium
- Oil
- Dimensions
- 80 15/16 x 53 3/8 in (2055.81 x 1355.73 mm)