2016-11-16 Wed

And we are back with yet another part of this series!

Painting is an art which enables us to find and lose ourselves in it at the same time! It is such a beautiful depiction of complex human emotions, the nature and the unthinkable abstract. And to know that you can see the replicas of some of the most famous paintings in your hands is such a great feeling! (Legal ones of course)

So far we have seen the French, German and Italian banknotes depicting some of the much sought after paintings. For reading these articles click here. Now let’s check out what the Spaniards have in store of us!

1953, 100 Pesetas (Spain):

This beautiful note in the hues of brown has a famous Spanish Painter, Juan Romero de Torres on its obverse. Born in the family blessed with artists, Juan Romero de Torres took interest in painting and art from a very young age. He painted different styles of art together and mostly painted in the Symbolist style. He was particularly famous for his erotic paintings of naked women.
The reverse of the note depicts one of his paintings ‘La Fuensanta’. This portrait painting depicts one of Torres' models who is depicted with her arms resting on a copper cauldron. The painting was made in the autumn of 1929. This painting is rarely seen since it was completed. Lately in November 2007, this painting was bought by a private collector for a price of 1,173,400 Euros!

1946, 100 Pesetas (Spain):

One of a painting from the tapestry cartoon series painted by a famous Francisco Goya ‘The Sun Shade’ or ‘The Parasol’ adorns this 100 Pesetas banknote from 1946. Francisco, depicted on the obverse of the note, was an important romantic painter, printmaker and a Spanish artist of late 18th and early 19th centuries. Often regarded as the last of the Old masters and first of the modernist.
‘The Parasol’ which is depicted on the reverse is one of a cartoon series of oil on linen paintings. It was specifically made in order to be hung on the walls of the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, Spain.

Isn’t it interesting! Check out if you have such intriguing banknotes in your pockets. If you find any let us know!

Happy Collecting!