Seattle Art Museum

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Founded in 1933, The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is the largest fine art museum in the Pacific Northwest, featuring three locations: the main museum in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, and the Olympic Sculpture Park. SAM celebrates the region’s position as a crossroads where east meets west, urban meets natural, and local meets global. Its collection includes over 25,000 artworks from various cultures and historical periods.

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Spanish collection

The following 6 Spanish artworks are a selection from the collection of the Seattle Art Museum.

The Flight into Egypt

by Francisco de Zurbarán, circa 1638–1640

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image: 150 x 159 cm (59 1/16 x 62 5/8 in.). Framed: 179.1 x 187.3 cm (70 1/2 x 73 3/4 in.))
Credits: Gift of Barney A. Ebsworth

17th century

Saint Augustine in Ecstasy

by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1665–1675

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 194.3 x 139.7 cm (76 1/2 x 55 in.)
Credits: Gift of Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

17th century

The Virgin Presenting the Rosary to Saint Dominic

by Antonio Palomino, circa 1679–1688

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 206.1 x 145.1 cm (81 1/8 x 57 1/8 in.)
Credits: European Painting Purchase Fund, Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and the Kreielsheimer Foundation

17th century