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Under the hood: The true story of Spain's Nazarene capirote and the Ku Klux Klan

Although the origin of the Spanish Holy Week is medieval, at the end of the 19th century white supremacists in the United States began to wear costumes very similar to those of the Nazarenes. Popular historian and TV presenter David Botello tells Euronews about the reasons why.

Euronews

Uncanny Visions: Rego and Goya review – it’s Little Miss Muffet vs the horrors of war

Goya’s disturbing etchings, full of terrors plucked from the edge of the abyss, leave Rego’s mildly subversive Nursery Rhymes looking like superficial sketches

The Guardian - UK

What makes an artist great? 5 reasons why the likes of Goya, Frida Kahlo and Da Vinci are still revered today

How can we explain, in simple terms, what makes a great artist? This question is more complex than it seems, as it forces us to think more broadly about what art is and who artists are. Above all, it forces us to reflect on what makes one artist more important…

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Paula Rego ‘masterpiece’ may set record for artist at Sotheby’s auction

Meadow has top-end initial estimate of about £3m, as Rego’s work about gender and abortion finds new audiences

The Guardian - UK

‘No one comes back’: Margaret Atwood’s anti-war poem debuts at Venice Biennale

Canadian author’s work, shared exclusively with the Observer, is to be shown alongside art by Goya

The Guardian - UK

10 of the best things to do in Madrid

Historic landmarks, famous art and characterful neighbourhoods are among the things to see in Spain’s sprawling capital

The Independent UK

Artist captures the impact of climate crisis over 150 years on Mont Blanc

Paintings from a climb that retraced an 1800s route on western Europe’s highest mountain reveals the extent of the peak’s melting ice

The Guardian - UK

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Zaragoza city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in Spain’s hallowed heartland

With two cavernous cathedrals, artworks by native son Goya, and one of Spain’s largest Semana Santa celebrations, Spain’s fifth city demands closer scrutiny, says Paul Stafford

The Independent UK

Spain and the Hispanic World review – royals, chinchillas, bullfights and blood

A beautiful Velázquez, fascinating maps, glazed pottery from Muslim craftsmen … US collector Archer Huntington amassed stupendous works – but is there more to this show than the spoils of one man’s grand tour?

The Guardian - UK

Climate activists detained at Spain museum released from custody

Four people detained after two climate activists glued their hands to the frames of two iconic paintings by Francisco de Goya at Madrid's Prado Museum to protest global warming have been released from custody, a Spanish court said on Monday.

Reuters

Activists glue themselves to Goya paintings in Spanish climate protest

Climate activists glued their hands to the frames of two world-famous paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya in Madrid's Prado museum on Saturday, the latest in a string of protests targeting artworks across Europe.

Reuters

Masters Of War: Vienna Museum Exhibits Ukraine War Images Alongside Scenes Of Napoleonic Violence

These harrowing photographs documenting the destruction and sorrows caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine are on display at one of Austria’s most popular museums alongside Goya artworks documenting Napoleon’s war.

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