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Follow on Google News | Museo Thyssen-Bournemisza will be hosting a retrospective of the French painter Henri Fantin-LatourFrom September 29th to January 10th 2010, the Museo Thyssen-Bournemisza will be hosting a retrospective of the French painter Henri Fantin-Latour.
By: Tom Sheppard From September 29th to January 10th 2010, the Museo Thyssen-Bournemisza will be hosting a retrospective of the French painter Henri Fantin-Latour. Organised in collaboration with the Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, it his the first time his work has been showcased in Spain and is a must for art enthusiasts staying in hotels in Madrid this autumn. Born in 1836, Fantin-Latour shard similar aesthetic aspirations to the likes of Manet, Degas and Whistler. However, unlike them, he did not go down in history as one of the great pioneers of modern art. According to the museum, this exhibition will "seek to do him justice" and effectively showcase his talents. More than 70 pieces will go on display in total, including oil paintings and drawings on loan from various museums and collections from around the world. The Museo Thyssen-Bournemisza is also home to several permanent collections, with works ranging from the 13th century to late 20th century. Almost 1,000 paintings and etchings are on show there, covering all of the major art movements including the Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, and Romanticism. If you are considering heading to the Spanish capital - and require hoteles Madrid(http://www.laterooms.com/ Editors notes LateRooms is one of the UK's leading online accommodation sites offering late availability deals in over 22,000 properties worldwide, ranging from bed and breakfasts to five star luxury hotels. LateRooms (http://www.laterooms.com/ LateRooms arm the customer with information to help them choose the right hotel. Users can read from over 350,000 true hotel reviews, written by customers who have booked through LateRooms and actually stayed at the hotel. LateRooms is the first online site to use VisitBritain's official national classification system to rate its hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses. This ensures customers know the standards of quality they can expect when making a reservation. # # # At LateRooms we specialise in hotels. With a dizzying array of over 20,000 properties and millions of deals across the UK and worldwide – from B&Bs to castles to hotels to pubrooms to chalets... all at unutterably low prices. End
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