One month ago, Alicia Forneri and I discussed the influence of Spanish folklore in the artistic movements around the world. So, here is her post about it… While it is true that there have been  great travelers from Spain, and that our country has made a significant contribution to the discovery and description of other peoples and cultures, it is also to be noted that  especially in the nineteenth century, we were the ones who woke up the curiosity of travelers from the rest of Europe. The nineteenth -century romantic look became the root for the creation of many Spanish…

Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, Japanese art became very appealing to and influential on the West. Known as Japonisme, this fascination represents one of the richest and most productive artistic and cultural phenomena in the relationship between East and West. The reopening of Japanese ports in the 1860s marked the birth of Japonisme, which eventually became one of the most important and essential elements of artistic modernity in Europe during the latter half of the 1800s. Japonisme went far beyond a simple, superficial interpretation based on the popularity of exotic forms and orientalist themes. Not only did it provide subjects,…