Julio Romero de Torres.
Between Myth and Tradition

27 April - 8 September 2013
Julio Romero de Torres

The Gypsy Muse

1908 Oil on canvas, 97 x 158.5 cm Museo Nacional Centro de
Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
The Gypsy Muse
Julio Romero de Torres

The Two Paths

1911-1912 Oil and tempera on canvas,
170 x 140 cm Colección PRASA
The Two Paths
Julio Romero de Torres

Venus of Poetry

1913 Oil on canvas, 93.2 x 154 cm Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao. Deposit of
Diputación Foral de Bizkaia
Venus of Poetry
Julio Romero de Torres

Trini’s Granddaughter

1929-1930 Oil and tempera on canvas,
108 x 172 cm Museo Julio Romero de Torres,
Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Córdoba
La nieta de la Trini

Eroticism and Sensuality

Through his female nudes Julio Romero de Torres raised the image of the Andalusian woman to the category of erotic symbol of a culture. Without abandoning his particular practice of including allegorical elements, he chiefly cultivated the reclining female nude, possibly influenced by Titian.

The women he portrays go beyond mere sensuality and are brimming with an eroticism that creates tension and lends his works a very special enigmatic nature. This effect is heightened by the women’s direct gaze at the viewer, sometimes disturbing, sometimes more innocent, but always seductive.