A spectacular celebration of Spanish culture, as seen through the eyes of British artists and art collectors, will be the highlight of the National Galleries of Scotland exhibition programme during the 2009 Edinburgh Festival.
The Discovery of Spain will explore the work of nineteenth - and early twentieth-century British artists, such as Sir David Wilkie, David Roberts, John Phillip and Arthur Melville, who were captivated and inspired by Spain.
It will also examine the taste of British collectors of Spanish art, who acquired masterpieces by painters such as Velázquez, El Greco, Murillo and Zurbarán.
The exhibition, which can only be seen in Edinburgh, will include over 130 oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints, with important loans from the Royal Collection, the National Gallery, London, Tate, and other distinguished public and private collections across the UK.
