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July 16, 2008
Sarah Schroth and Ronni Baer, eds. El Greco to Velázquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. 352 pp.; 160 color ills.; 20 b/w ills. Cloth $65.00 (9780878467266)

Exhibition schedule: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, April 20–July 27, 2008; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, August 21–November 9, 2008

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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2008.71

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Juan Sánchez Cotán, Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber (ca. 1600). Oil on canvas. San Diego Museum of Art, Gift of Misses Anne R. and Amy Putnam. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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El Greco to Velázquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts brings to light a period in Spanish art which, despite the quality of artistic production and the rich history of the period, has been overshadowed by the art produced during the reigns of Philip III’s father, Philip II, and son, Philip IV. Philip III reigned from 1598 to 1621; notably, neither El Greco nor Velázquez, the protagonists...