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Treasures of the Spanish World explores the visual cultures of Spain and Latin America across 4,000 years, through some of the finest artworks from the Iberian Peninsula and Spanish America. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, is being presented at the Cincinnati Art Museum through January 19, 2020. In this image: Pyxis, circa 966, Khalaf (active 966), Spain, ivory chased with nielloed silver-gilt mounts, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Spain, Alhambra Silk, circa 1400, Nasrid dynasty, silk, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Bowl, 1370s, Spain (Manises), tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt and luster, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Plate, 1470–1500, Spain (Manises), tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt and luster, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Chalice, circa 1525–50, Spain (Segovia?), silver gilt, cast, repoussé and chased, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Door Knocker with Bat Head, circa 1450–1520, Spain, iron, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Unknown Hispano-Flemish sculptor, Saint Martin, circa 1450–75, polychromed wood, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Juan de Juni (circa 1507–1577), Spain, Saint Martha, circa 1545, polychromed wood and wax, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Juan de Juni (circa 1507–1577), Spain, Saint Mary Magdalene, circa 1545, polychromed wood and wax, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Anthonis Mor van Dashhorst, called Antonio Moro (1517–1577), Spanish Netherlands, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Third Duke of Alba, 1549, oil on wood, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Luis de Morales, called El Divino Morales (1510/11–1586), Spain, Virgin and Child with a Yarn Winder and Spindle, 1566–70, oil on wood panel, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (1541–1614), Spain, The Penitent Saint Jerome, circa 1600, oil on canvas, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Plate with Jonah and the Whale, circa 1600, Spain (Talavera de la Reina), tin-glazed earthenware, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

José de Ribera (1591–1652), Italy (Naples), Equestrian Portrait of Don Juan José de Austria, 1648, etching on laid paper, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660), Spain, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, circa 1625–26, oil on canvas, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660), Spain, Portrait of a Little Girl, circa 1638–42, oil on canvas, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Pedro de Mena (1628–1688), Spain, Saint Acisclus, circa 1680, polychromed and gilded wood, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Jar, circa 1660, Attributed to Damián Hernández (active 1607–after 1653), Mexico (Puebla), tin-glazed earthenware, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Portable Writing Desk, circa 1684, Colombia (Pasto), Barniz de Pasto lacquer on wood, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.

Desk Set, late 18th century, Spain (Segovia),transparent cobalt glass with opaque white threads, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York.