The painter Santiago Rusiñol was a pioneer in the reappraisal of Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). In fact, he made history when, in November 1894, he carried in procession to the Cau Ferrat the two works by El Greco that he had bought in Paris from the industrialist Pau Bosch for 1,000 francs.The tears of Saint Peterand onePenitent MagdaleneNow, Greco is once again the protagonist of a major heritage news story, but with a very different tone. With their characteristic discretion, the husband-and-wife collector couple Fernando Casacuberta and Coty Marsans will present this Tuesday the acquisition of the first version of Christ on the cross del Greco (178 x 104 cm and dated between 1585 and 1590) at the headquarters of his collection, the old Sant Sever Hospital From Barcelona.

The Barcelona painter Isidre Nonell (1872-1911) is considered the first countercultural artist From Catalonia, because he broke away from the prevailing trends with his characteristic portraits of Roma women. Instead of succumbing to the dominant folklorism, Nonell's portraits possess a profoundly humanist character and a sense of social critique. Collectors made him pay for it, and in 1901 his first painting exhibition at the Sala Parès was a resounding commercial failure. However, one of the reviews of that exhibition noted how Nonell drew from the tradition of great painters like Goya and Rubens.