The exhibition ‘Luis Tristán, excellent painter of stories’ opens in Yepes

The mayor of Yepes and provincial deputy for Culture, Tomás Arribas, also participated in the inauguration of the exhibition, which can be seen until December 1 in the old hospital of San Nicolás de Yepes; the curator of the exhibition, Luis Alberto Pérez Velarde; the coordinator of the exhibition, Soledad Mancebo and the national deputies José Manuel Velasco and Pilar Alía.

Guerrero, who described this exhibition as “exceptional”, recalled that there could not be a better place to host it than Yepes, “since Tristán is the creator of the 14 paintings of the altarpiece of his extraordinary Collegiate Church”. “Now, in Yepes, we will also be able to enjoy a dozen works, including two from the collection of paintings that the Provincial Delegation cherishes, ‘The Crucified Christ’ and ‘San Pedro Penitente’, of which we are extremely proud” , he declared. highlighted.

Finally, Guerrero encouraged all residents of the province to visit Yepes next November, “to share a celebration of the pride that this city has for its most representative painter”, a native of Toledo whose work is spread throughout the world entire. here we are going to have an extraordinary selection, which reflects the essence of Luis Tristán.

For her part, the provincial representative of the Provincial Delegation of Toledo, Marina García, together with the mayor, Montse Rojas, participated in the conference organized by the City Council of Cuerva (Toledo), moderated by the expert on the subject, José Antonio Dacuña, and as part of the activities they have prepared to commemorate the 4th centenary of the death of Luis Tristán, around the painting “The Last Supper”, guarded by the parish church of Santiago Apóstol since 1620.

An initiative supported by the Provincial Deputation of Toledo, which began this weekend and will continue until next weekend, and which, as the provincial representative pointed out, is “a good example of those artistic treasures that retain many municipalities in the province and which.” we must value them and give them visibility, as is happening these days in Cuerva.

“Actions like these contribute to making known and disseminating the rich historical, environmental and landscape heritage of municipalities like Cuerva,” highlighted Marina García, who encouraged residents of the province to come to Cuerva this week to participate. . celebration and enjoy all the proposals that are going to happen these days in the city.