Lope Tablada de Diego Museum

The Lope Tablada de Diego Museum is located in the building of the Old Registry of the Town of Sepulveda, with a permanent exhibition of about 30 works, including different panoramic views of the town and other corners of Sepulveda, such as "Los Parrales" or the ascent to the Church of San Bartolomé. Other landscapes of Segovia, Pedraza, Avila or Cuenca deserve attention, in which the light and a wide range of colors stand out, which will be the hallmark of this painter of Castile. In this collection, on loan from his descendants, the viewer can delve into his facet as a portrait painter. Portraits that show the soul of the portrayed through his eyes and thanks to being realistic paintings. The exhibition is completed with still lifes, which highlight the different elements that compose it (trout, crabs, hares, almireces, glasses) and with works that show the bullfighting tradition in the province of Segovia. Lope Tablada de Diego (1903-1974), born in Segovia, spent long periods in Sepulveda, his mother's hometown, hence his connection with the town. Painting is in his genes, as his father was also a painter, known for decorating the ceilings of the Juan Bravo and Cervantes theaters in Segovia. Tablada de Diego was first trained at the School of Arts and Crafts in Segovia, and then went on to the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, where he followed the guidelines of neoclassicism, although he inscribed his work in the tradition of romantic prints, until he found his own style within realism, influenced by Sorolla, Zuloaga, Solana and the Zubiaurre brothers, after passing through Velazquez and Goyaesque dyes.