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Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Washington
private collection

Collection of William R. Hearst

New York (United States)

William Randolph Hearst
Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Washington
Photography: Bain News Service
Description

The communication magnate William Randolph Hearst (San Francisco, California, 1863-Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, 1951), was one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century. The son of George Hearst and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, he received from his mother, whom he accompanied from an early age during his travels through Europe, his passion for art and collecting, while his father, an American businessman and senator, bequeathed him an important fortune that allowed him to increase his investments in art and antiques at an extraordinary rate, especially during the 1920s. But the truth is that when W. R. Hearst received his father's inheritance, he had already been dominating the world of communication in the United States for years, thanks to which he had amassed an important fortune. The key to his success was a very personal vision of the publishing business based on sensationalism, which is why, starting with a modest local newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner, he ended up forging a business complex made up of media outlets spread throughout various states of the union.

His role in the war in Cuba was fundamental, thanks to the headlines provided by his newspapers, such as the Morning Journal, whose newspaper published the image of the sinking of the Maine, accompanied by a sensationalist discourse that ended up triggering the war between the U.S. and Spain. At the same time, Hearst liked Spanish culture, as evidenced by the large number of works of art that he acquired in Spain and which formed part of his huge collection, currently dispersed in numerous museums and institutions. He even built a mansion, one of the few of his property that has reached our days practically intact, in the ranch La Cuesta Encantada, in San Simeon, California, with a clear Spanish air; a residential complex designed by the architect Julia Morgan, which is still today one of the most representative architectural ensembles of the Spanish Colonial Revival Style in the U.S.A., nowadays this Hearst estate is known as Hearst Castle. Among the artistic treasures he acquired from Spain are: the monastery of Sacramenia (Segovia), the monastery of Óvila (Guadalajara), thegrille of the cathedral of Valladolid, an extraordinary volume of ceilings from the XIV, XV and XVI centuries, a large collection of Manises style gilded ceramics, as well as furniture, tapestries, paintings, sculptures, forge pieces, remarkable works of goldsmithing... To tell the truth, everything and in large quantities, after all, excess was one of its hallmarks, as Orson Welles revealed very well in the alter ego he created of W. R. Hearst for the big screen in his film Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941) (Merino de Cáceres, J. M. and Martínez Ruiz, M. J., 2012).

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Owned this work in the past [1926 - 1953]
Monastery of Santa María, provenance: Sacramenia, (Segovia)

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Monastery of Santa María, provenance: Sacramenia, (Segovia)

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Monastery of Santa María, provenance: Sacramenia, (Segovia)

Late 12th c. / Early 13th c.
Provenance: Monastery of Santa María de Sacramenia, Sacramenia (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [1929 - 1956]
Choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain

Choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid

Amezúa, Rafael [attributed to]
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Choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid

Amezúa, Rafael [attributed to]
18th c.
Provenance: Valladolid Cathedral, Valladolid (Spain)
Current locations: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (United States)
Owned this work in the past [ca. 1934 - Third quarter of the XXc.]
Tympanum with the Lamentation

Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence.

Tympanum with the Lamentation

Anonimous
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Tympanum with the Lamentation

Anonimous
First quarter of the 16th c.
Provenance: Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Armedilla, Cogeces del Monte (Spain)
Current locations: Spencer Art Museum, Lawrence (United States)
Owned this work in the past [1935 - 1943]
The Vices Beset the Man. Tapestry from the Cathedral of Palencia

Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

The Vices Beset the Man. Tapestry from the Cathedral of Palencia

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The Vices Beset the Man. Tapestry from the Cathedral of Palencia

First half of the 16th c.
Provenance: Palencia Cathedral, Palencia (Spain)
Current locations: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium, Brussels (Belgium)
Owned this work in the past [1935 - 1943]
Justice Disarms the Vices. Tapestry from the Vices and Virtues series, from Palencia Cathedral

W. R. Hearst Archives. Special Collections. B. D. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. Long Island University, Brookville, Nueva York. 

Justice Disarms the Vices. Tapestry from the Vices and Virtues series, from Palencia Cathedral

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Justice Disarms the Vices. Tapestry from the Vices and Virtues series, from Palencia Cathedral

First half of the 16th c.
Provenance: Palencia Cathedral, Palencia (Spain)
Current locations: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium, Brussels (Belgium)
Owned this work in the past [1935 - 1943]
Scenes from the parable of Prodigal Son. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

Scenes from the parable of Prodigal Son. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

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Scenes from the parable of Prodigal Son. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

First half of the 16th c.
Provenance: Palencia Cathedral, Palencia (Spain)
Current locations: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium, Brussels (Belgium)
Owned this work in the past [1935 - 1943]
The Virtues intercede for Man, or the second Paradise process. Serie Virtues and Vices. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

W. R. Hearst Archives. Special Collections B. D. Davis Schwartz Memorial LIbrary, Long Island Univeristy Brookville, New York

The Virtues intercede for Man, or the second Paradise process. Serie Virtues and Vices. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

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The Virtues intercede for Man, or the second Paradise process. Serie Virtues and Vices. Tapestry from the cathedral of Palencia

First half of the 16th c.
Provenance: Palencia Cathedral, Palencia (Spain)
Current locations: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium, Brussels (Belgium)
Owned this work in the past [ca. 1930 - ca. 1944]
Pax. Lamentation over the Body of Christ

Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Pax. Lamentation over the Body of Christ

Anónimo castellano
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Pax. Lamentation over the Body of Christ

Anónimo castellano
Late 15th c.
Provenance: Possible origin in the province of Burgos, Burgos (Spain)
Current locations: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Filadelfia (United States)
Owned this work in the past [First quarter of the XXth c. - 1940]
Praying sculpture by Alonso de Mera

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Praying sculpture by Alonso de Mera

Montejo, Juan de
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Praying sculpture by Alonso de Mera

Montejo, Juan de
Late 16th c.
Provenance: Monastery of San Pablo, Zamora, Zamora (Spain)
Current locations: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church (Monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery, Miami, Florida (Monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia). Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery St. Bernard De Clairvaux Church (monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Florida.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery. Miami, Florida (Monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia). Public Domain. 

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery, Miami, Florida. Monastery from Sacramenia, (Segovia). Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery (monasterio procedente de Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery (monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery (Monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery (monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
Owned this work in the past [post. 1920 - 1951]
Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Ancient Spanish Monastery (monastery from Sacramenia, Segovia), Miami, Florida. Public Domain.

Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

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Tendant Angel. Stone Coat of Arms from the convent of San Francisco de Cuéllar (Segovia)

Late 15th c.
Provenance: Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar, Cuéllar (Spain)
Current locations: The Spanish Ancient Monastery, Florida (United States)
This location housed 19 works from Castile and Leon
Monastery of Santa María de Sacramenia
monastery

Monastery of Santa María de Sacramenia

Sacramenia (Spain)
Valladolid Cathedral
cathedral

Valladolid Cathedral

Valladolid (Spain)
Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Armedilla
monastery

Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Armedilla

Cogeces del Monte (Spain)
Palencia Cathedral
cathedral

Palencia Cathedral

Palencia (Spain)
Possible origin in the province of Burgos
province

Possible origin in the province of Burgos

Burgos (Spain)
Monastery of San Pablo, Zamora
monastery

Monastery of San Pablo, Zamora

Zamora (Spain)
Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar
convent

Convent of San Francisco, Cuéllar

Cuéllar (Spain)
These works are currently at
The Spanish Ancient Monastery
monastery

The Spanish Ancient Monastery

Florida (United States)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York (United States)
Spencer Art Museum
museum

Spencer Art Museum

Lawrence (United States)
Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium
museum

Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Belgium

Brussels (Belgium)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
museum

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Filadelfia (United States)
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
museum

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Boston (United States)