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Last Dream of a Virgin
Villegas Brieva, Manuel
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Villegas Brieva, Manuel

Lérida (Spain), 1871 - Madrid (Spain), 1923

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Last Dream of a Virgin

1895. Oil.
On display elsewhere

In a Symbolist vein, this work proclaims the perfect end for a Christian girl whose virginity is rewarded in her last dream with a lily of purity laid by an angel on her breast. In a language indebted to Pre-Raphaelite painting, Villegas Brieva fashions a transcendent icon that condenses the ideological pressure exerted on women by the nineteenth century concept of feminine virtue.

G. Navarro, Carlos, Invitadas. Fragmentos sobre mujeres, ideología y artes plásticas en España (1833-1931), Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2020, p.142 nº 8

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1895 Candle Canvas Crucifix Oil Painting

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Inventory number
P006356
Author
Villegas Brieva, Manuel
Title
Last Dream of a Virgin
Date
1895
Technique
Oil
Dimension
Width: 201 cm; Height: 115.50001 cm
Provenance
Acquired by the State from the artist, 1895; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1900-1971

Bibliography +

Orihuela, Mercedes y Cenalmor, Elena, El "Prado disperso". Obras depositadas en Córdoba y Sevilla. I. Córdoba. Instituto Séneca, Boletín del Museo del Prado, 20, 2002, pp. 160.

Díez, J.L. (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 588.

G. Navarro, Carlos, Invitadas. Fragmentos sobre mujeres, ideología y artes plásticas en España (1833-1931), Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2020, pp. 142 nº 8.

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Inv. General del Museo de Arte Moderno, 1899-1902. Núm. 599.

Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 27V y 46-V.

Catálogo Museo de Arte Moderno, 1900. Núm. 625.
SECCIÓN DE PINTURA EN SUS DIVERSAS CLASES, DIBUJOS Y GRABADOS EN LÁMINAS. / Villegas Brieva (D. Manuel) [...] 625.- Último sueño de una Virgen. (En depósito.) / Alto 1'20 metros. Ancho 2'05 metros.

Inscriptions +

M. Villegas Brieva / 1895
 Front, lower left corner

Exhibitions +

Uninvited Guests. Episodes on Women, Ideology and the Visual Arts in Spain (1833-1931)
Madrid
06.10.2020 - 14.03.2021

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La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) - Instituto de Educación Secundaria Canarias Cabrera Pinto (Deposit)

Update date: 04-11-2021 | Registry created on 05-06-2018

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