The Charles Quint Palace, an “emblematic place” of Grenade, hosts the exhibition ” from September 18 to November 10Philip VI 2014-2024. A decade in the history of the Crown of Spain‘, 21 large format photographs (180×265 centimeters) that cover the first ten years of his proclamation as King of Spain.
As explained to ABC José Maria Sanz-MagallonMarquis of San Adrián, secretary of the Cultural Foundation of the Spanish Nobility and coordinator of the exhibition, it is a “kind of replica” of the one that can already be seen at the Royal Palace of Madrid – although 23 photos are exhibited there – and will now visit ten Spanish cities, including Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza, La Coruña or Soria.
“We started with Granada because, in addition to having a place as emblematic as the palace, we received a quick and favorable response from the entities that proposed us to collaborate,” he explained, adding that the royal family was fundamentally involved. . Maestranza de Caballería, the Board of Directors of the Alhambra and the City Council of Granada. At the inauguration, he also showed his explicit support Patricia del PozoMinister of Culture and Sports of the Government of Andalusia.
The exhibition has two curators. He is in charge of the historical part Enrique MoradiellosProfessor of History at the University of Extremadura and academic at the Royal Academy of History, while in the graphic part he was in charge Published by Lopez Mondejaracademic at the Royal Academy of San Fernando.
The exhibition includes 19 large-format photographs
Sanz-Magallón clarified that, to choose the works, “four thousand events” in which the king and the king participated were analyzed. Doña Letizia and the daughters of both, Leonor and Sofiathroughout the decade. “Not only were the most representative chosen because of their importance, but also those that show the diversity of the services they have rendered, such as their involvement in the world of sport, culture and society.”
Choosing the photos must not have been easy either, since YesAbout four thousand were initially selected.The criterion was similar, the coordinator emphasizes: “We looked for journalistic or informative interest, but also artistic interest, of course.”
The images were provided by institutions and private companies, for the Royal House and, on occasion, they have also been purchased. Sanz-Magallón took the opportunity to thank ABC for its “great generosity”, because, he stressed, “it provided several photographs completely free of charge and without asking for anything in return”. Throughout the country, the exhibition is organized by the National Heritage, the Provincial Council of Grandeur and the aforementioned Cultural Foundation of the Spanish Nobility.
