The Prado Reunites Eight Valeriano Bécquer Paintings

The Museo del Prado has brought together for the first time eight paintings made by Valeriano D. Bécquer in 1866–67 for a government commission. Recording dress, custom and daily life in Zaragoza, Soria and Ávila, the group is regarded as an exceptional example of 19th-century Spanish genre painting. The exhibition runs in Madrid from 13 July to 4 October 2026.