Exhibitions
The face of Cervantes and his enigma in the form of an exhibition
The Museo Casa de Cervantes in Valladolid hosts the exhibition Cervantes: A Face in Words , featuring a dozen previously unseen pieces from the museum's own collection, including prints, paintings, books, and objects. A journey that explores more than four centuries in which the face of Cervantes has been constructed through myth and reality.
Four exhibition scenarios feature imaginative portraiture, historical interpretations from the 18th and 19th centuries, modern and avant-garde reinterpretations, and even decorated everyday objects. A detailed seasonal exhibition on view until October 5. Cervantes' face is known only through his self-description (aquiline face, brown hair, silver beard), but at the Museo Cervantes, you can see his reflection on identity, myth, and image, uniting art, literature, history, and cultural participation.
The 20th-century avant-garde reinterpreted Cervantes and his work with creative freedom, resulting in prints by artists such as Louis Jou and Eberhard Schlotter. Later, Cervantes's image became popular on stamps, posters, labels, and all kinds of everyday objects.
In line with this summer program of activities, the Museo Casa de Cervantes, a state-owned museum under the Ministry of Culture, has organized a small temporary exhibition entitled "Cervantes: A Face in Words," aimed at exploring the enigma that still hangs over the face of the most acclaimed and, paradoxically, least recognizable writer of our Golden Age: Miguel de Cervantes.
