Old masters, Carmen Thyssen Museum

Old masters, by way of introduction in what used to be the chapel of the Villalón Palace, with works dating back to the 17th century , with Francisco de Zurbarán and Jerónimo Ezquerra , at the head.

This section includes a carefully chosen group of Spanish and European works from the Carmen Thyssen Collection, dating from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

The group of works comprising the collection of Old Masters in the museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga is both rich and varied. Presiding over the gallery in which they are displayed is an Italian, polychrome wood sculpture. This work is of particular importance for the history of Italian medicval sculpture as it was originally part of larger group on the subject of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ and is notable similar to one still in Tivolicathedral. It is accompanied by a pair of custodian angels in glazed terracotta by the Studio of Della Robbia.

On display next to these sculptures is Saint Marina In Zurbaran. The painting dates from his mature period and example of one of his Numerous “retratos a lo divino” in which the sitters are depicted as their patron saint. Also notable are four samll camvases on the birth and childhood of Christ by Jerunima Exquerra, a late 17th century, early 18th century Madrid painter. They were originally part of a private oralory.

Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
The Carmen Thyssen Museum is an art museum in the Spanish city Málaga. The main focus of the museum is 19th-century Spanish painting, predominantly Andalusian, based on the collection of Carmen Cervera, third wife of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Carmen Thyssen Museum are a museum dedicated to conservation, research and the dissemination of the Carmen Thyssen Collection in order to emphasize the value of Spanish painting, especially that of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, fully referenced in its historical and artistic context, for the understanding of all audiences, which forms part of Malaga’s strategy as a cultural city.

Carmen Thyssen Museum aim to become an international benchmark for our contribution to nineteenth century art in Spain, through the conservation of our Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions that facilitate their interpretation. In addition, for our emphasis on the value of the Roman archaeological site, for our dynamic cross-cutting programme of cultural and educational activities dedicated especially to younger audiences, and for an approach that is always open to collaboration with other cultural and social institutions.

Furthermore, for our model of museum management focused on the commitment to better service to our different stakeholders, as well as the incorporation of new technologies, and a comprehensive vision of the space, from a design perspective, incorporating complementary uses and comfort. The gallery offers more virtual exhibitions that can be viewed for free on its website. Note that these virtual exhibit needs to allow the Falsh plugin.