The Occult in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Alchemy

Saint Jerome in the Desert. San Jerónimo en el desierto, c. 1450-1455

Marco (Marco di Ruggero) Zoppo

Saint Jerome in the Desert, ca. 1450-55

Mixed technique on panel. 39 x 29 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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Portrait of a Man with a Ring. Retrato de un hombre con una sortija, c. 1472-1477

Francesco del Cossa

Portrait of a Man with a Ring, ca. 1472-1477
Oil on panel. 38.5 x 27.5 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Solitary and Conjugal Trees. Arbol solitario y árboles conyugales, 1940

Max Ernst

Solitary and Conjugal Trees, 1940

Oil on canvas. 81.5 x 100.5 cm
© VEGAP, Madrid

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Mountain Landscape with a Castle. Roelandt Savery

Roelandt Savery

Mountain Landscape with a Castle, 1609

Oil on panel. 45.6 x 63 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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Astrology

Saint Mark the Evangelist. El evangelista san Marcos, 1478

Gabriel Mälesskircher

Saint Mark the Evangelist, 1478

Oil on panel. 77.1 x 32.2 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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The Risen Christ. Cristo resucitado, c. 1490

Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi)

The Risen Christ, ca. 1490
Mixed technique on panel. 109 x 73 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Portrait of Matthäus Schwarz. Retrato de Matthäus Schwarz, 1542

Christoph Amberger

Portrait of Matthäus Schwarz, 1542
Oil on panel. 73.5 x 61 cm
© Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
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Sun and Moon. The Aztecs. Sol y luna. Los Aztecas, 1966

Hundertwasser (Friedrich Stowasser)

Sun and Moon. The Aztecs, 1966

Mixed media. 79 x 115 cm
© VEGAP, Madrid

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Blue Soap Bubble. Burbuja de jabón azul, 1949-1950

Joseph Cornell

Blue Soap Bubble, 1949-50

Construction. 24.5 x 30.5 x 9.6 cm
© The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/VAGA, NY/ VEGAP

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Catalan Peasant with a Guitar. Campesino catalán con guitarra, 1924

Joan Miró

Catalan Peasant with a Guitar, 1924

Oil on canvas. 147 x 114 cm
© Successió Miró 

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Orion in Winter. Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Orion in Winter, 1962

Watercolor on paper. 122 x 137 cm
© 2021 Burchfield Penney Art Center

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Demonology

The Temptation of Saint Anthony. Las tentaciones de san Antonio, c. 1520

Jan Wellens de Cock

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, ca. 1520
Oil on panel. 60 x 45.5 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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The Nymph at the Fountain. La ninfa de la fuente, c. 1530-1534

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Nymph at the Fountain, ca. 1530-34

Oil on panel. 75 x 120 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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Jesus Among the Doctors. Jesús entre los doctores, 1506

Alberto Durero

Jesus Among the Doctors, 1506

Oil on panel. 64.3 x 80.3 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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Adam and Eve. Adán y Eva, 1531

Hans Baldung grien

Adam and Eve, 1531
Oil on panel. 147.5 x 67.3 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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La Pietà. La Piedad, 1633

José de (llamado "el Españoleto") Ribera

La Pietà, 1633

Oil on canvas. 157 x 210 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels. San Miguel expulsando a Lucifer y a los ángeles rebeldes, c. 1622

Peter Paul Rubens (workshop of)

St. Michael expelling Lucifer and the Rebel Angels, ca. 1622

Oil on canvas. 149 x 126 cm
© Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

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Metropolis. George (Georg Ehrenfried Grosz) Grosz

George (Georg Ehrenfried Grosz) Grosz

Metropolis, 1916-17

Oil on canvas. 100 x 102 cm
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
© Estate of George Grosz, Princeton, N.J., VEGAP

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Spiritualism

The Viaduct. El viaducto, 1963

Paul Delvaux

The Viaduct, 1963

Oil on canvas. 100.3 x 130.8 cm
© Foundation Paul Delvaux, Koksijde, Belgium / VEGAP – SABAM – 2015

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John Atkinson Grimshaw. Noche con luna.

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Noche con luna. 1880

Óleo sobre cartón. 25,5 x 46 cm
©  Colección Carmen Thyssen

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Encounter in Space. Encuentro en el espacio, 1899

Edvard Munch

Encounter in Space, 1899

Three-colour woodcut on very thin greyish paper. 18.5 x 25.5 cm
© Munch Museum / Munch-Ellingsen Group / VEGAP, Madrid

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Theosophy

Picture with Three Spots, No. 196. Pintura con tres manchas, n.º 196, 1914

Wassily Kandinsky

Picture with Three Spots, No. 196, 1914

Oil on canvas. 121 x 111 cm
© Wassily Kandinksy, VEGAP, Madrid

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Localization of Graphic Mobiles I Localización de móviles gráficos I, 1912-1913

Frantisek Kupka

Localization of Graphic Mobiles I, 1912-13

Oil on canvas. 200 x 194 cm
© VEGAP, Madrid

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Composition in Colours / Composition No. I with Red and Blue. Composición de colores / Composición nº I con rojo y azul, 1931

Piet Mondrian

Composition in Colours / Composition No. I with Red and Blue, 1931

Oil on canvas. 50 x 50 cm
© Mondrian/Holtzman Trust

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Formation.Tri-partition. Formación. Tripartición, 1926

Oskar Schlemmer

Formation.Tri-partition, 1926

Watercolour and pencil on paper. 55.7 x 35.2 cm
© Oskar Schlemmer

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Shamanism

The Cock. El gallo, 1928

Marc (Moses Shagal) Chagall

The Cock, 1928

Oil on canvas. 81 x 65.5 cm
© Marc Chagall, VEGAP, Madrid

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Study for the Head of "Nude with Drapery". Estudio para la cabeza de "Desnudo con paños", verano de 1907

Pablo (Pablo Ruiz Picasso) Picasso

Study for the Head of "Nude with Drapery", summer 1907

Watercolour and gouache on brown paper. 31 x 24.5 cm
© Sucesión Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid, 2023

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Wassily Kandinsky En el óvalo claro

Wassily Kandinsky En el óvalo claro, 1925 Óleo sobre cartón, 73 × 59 cm Museo Nacional Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid

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Brown and Silver I. Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock

Brown and Silver I, ca. 1951

Enamel and silver paint on canvas. 144.7 x 107.9 cm
© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, VEGAP, Madrid

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Dreams, oracles and premonitions

Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror. Retrato de George Dyer en un espejo, 1968

Francis Bacon

Portrait of George Dyer in a Mirror, 1968

Oil on canvas. 198 x 147 cm
© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS/VEGAP, Madrid

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Woman in the Mirror. Mujer ante el espejo, 1936

Paul Delvaux

Woman in the Mirror, 1936

Oil on canvas. 71 x 91.5 cm
© Foundation Paul Delvaux, Koksijde, Belgium / VEGAP – SABAM – 2015

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Death Watching his Family. Muerto acechando a su familia, 1927

Yves Tanguy

Death Watching his Family, 1927
Oil on canvas. 100 x 73 cm
© VEGAP, Madrid
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The Card Game. La partida de naipes, 1948-1950

Balthus (Balthazar Klossowski de Rola)

The Card Game, 1948-50

Oil on canvas. 140 x 194 cm
© Balthus (Balthazar Klossowski de Rola)

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Portrait of Dr. Haustein. Retrato del Dr. Haustein, 1928

Christian Schad

Portrait of Dr. Haustein, 1928

Oil on canvas. 80.5 x 55 cm
© VEGAP, Madrid

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