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27 de March de 2023

Arman’s fragmented reality

In bronzes such as “Guitare portuguese”, Arman captured the result of his research into the decomposition and fragmentation of the object by means of cuts from which a new perspective of reality emerges. The prominent role of Arman’s work in the latest

22 de March de 2023

Sorolla’s talent concentrated in his small “color notes”.

“Valencia Beach, illustrates Joaquín Sorolla’s mastery in sketching, concentrating in a reduced space the purest and most vivid vibration of light and color of the Valencian beaches. The technical virtuosity that Joaquín Sorolla achieved with his pictorial work consecrated him as the

21 de March de 2023

The most supportive Meninas return to Setdart

Setdart wanted to collaborate once again with the organization of the charity auction of the iconic Meninas, whose image invades the streets of Madrid every year as a public museum, becoming a symbol and icon of the city. Twenty-one of the Meninas

14 de March de 2023

Gold in the decorative arts

The fascination with gold has been present in all ages and cultures throughout history. For six millennia, gold has been considered one of the most precious and valuable materials. Its scarcity, its difficult oxidation and, of course, its characteristic luster and color

10 de March de 2023

The orientalist dream of Francisco Pradilla

The museum quality of “Danza de odaliscas” reveals the best version of Francisco Pradilla’s orientalist production. The European colonial expansion in North Africa during the 19th century was decisive in the desire of many artists to travel and explore an unknown world.

6 de March de 2023

Jean Prouvé, avant-garde and commitment. Key figure of the modern movement

Jean Prouvé, avant-garde and commitment. Key figure of the modern movement Jean Prouvé, who earned an irreplaceable place in modern design for having devised avant-garde solutions for disadvantaged groups in the impoverished post-war context, has paradoxically become one of the most sought-after

2 de March de 2023

The revolution of prehistoric art. The first weapons, tools and idols

On March 9, Setdart will hold one of its longest-running auctions in terms of the dating of the pieces. Its wide range includes a careful selection of weapons dating from the Lower Paleolithic (whose beginning dates back to 300,000 BC) to the

28 de February de 2023

Pere Cosp: from craft to art, from tradition to genuine invention

Pere Cosp: del oficio al arte, de la tradición a la genuina invención. Number 18 Fontanella Street, a discreet street in Barcelona’s Eixample, was home to a small frame and gilding workshop in the early twentieth century that over the decades would

27 de February de 2023

Cosimo II, the patronage of the Medici family around 1600

The name of the city of Florence directly evokes the cradle of the Renaissance, the cultural splendor under the rule of the Medici family. The names of Donatello, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Boticelli, just to mention a few, are equal to the fame

27 de February de 2023

Jean Prouvé and Pere Cosp in the same spotlight: an intriguing play of light

It is unlikely that they knew each other, but a little digging into the contributions of the Catalan Pere Cosp and the Frenchman Jean Prouvé in the field of modern design brings to light suggestive correspondences. In both artists, an initially artisanal

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