Los Ribalta y el barroco naturalista
Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
The Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga presents Los Ribalta y el barroco naturalista, on view from 22 May to 4 October 2026. The show gathers ten works by Francisco Ribalta and his son Juan Ribalta, two of the great names of 17th-century Valencian painting, on loan from the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia and curated by its director, Pablo González Tornel. Pieces such as San Bruno and Magdalena después de la comunión show how the Ribaltas moved away from Mannerism toward an emotionally charged naturalism made to stir the devotion of Counter-Reformation Spain — a language they share with contemporaries like Zurbarán and Velázquez.
WHAT HAPPENS
The shape of it
Ten Valencian Baroque masterpieces
Ten works by the Ribalta workshop, loaned from the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia, including Francisco Ribalta's 'San Bruno' and 'Magdalena después de la comunión'.
Father and son, side by side
Francisco Ribalta and his son Juan, two leading figures of 17th-century Valencian painting, shown together — Juan represented by his 'Preparativos para la Crucifixión'.
The naturalism of the Counter-Reformation
The show traces how the Ribaltas turned from Mannerism to an emotionally charged naturalism designed to move the faithful, placing them alongside contemporaries like Zurbarán and Velázquez.
FROM THE FLOOR
What you're walking into
GOOD TO KNOW
Before you go
The programme includes complementary activities such as theatrical guided tours and an oil-painting workshop during the run.
GETTING THERE
Where it is
Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
VENUE
Where you’ll be
Museum