ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB
SPAIN---A contemporary of Vincent Van Gogh, Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi began his church in 1882 and it is still uncompleted (projected 2033). The mammoth church (Sagrada Familia) is a towering gothic expression that melds with art nouveau and surrealism. Gaudi was consumed by the project and was buried inside in 1926.
By TAHLIB
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| La Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudí, 1882 - present, Barcelona |
brings to life the challenges faced by visual artists such as El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Franciso Ribalta, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Juan de Valdes Leal, Juan Correa, Cristobal de Villalpando and others, who were charged with the creative task of making religious images that were useful, truthful and moving. The exhibition will feature more than 70 works of art, including paintings, polychrome sculpture, metalwork and books, many of which have never before been seen in the United States. 
