European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gallery Picasso t silting woman Tift from 1937and woman who with hat from 1942. France honors Spanish masters by Marilyn August associated press after centuries of neglect France is celebrating the Genius of Spanish Art and enjoying the biggest showing Ever of works by Spain s masters. Under the collective title "500 years of Spanish Art More than 500 masterpieces by Al Greco Pablo Picasso and other Spanish artists Are on display through Ian. 3 at two major Paris museums. Despite Long lines crowded galleries and in some places poor lighting critics agree the $4 million splash is i he must exciting cultural event of the season. Transported in temperature controlled  from Spain s most important museums Many works ire being seen in France for the first time. The most striking exhibition at the Petit palais is called from Al Greco to Picasso and features the Spanish artists Stark studies in Black and White stressed up dwarfs Anil slices of raw reality. The works Are on loan from major Spanish museums and private collectors sixty two Are from the Prado in Madrid fifty Conse from Small towns and 39 from private collections. The Ihnow begins with Al Greco 1541-1614one of the great visionary artists of All Lime whose work was infused with a kind of religious ecstasy. On show ire 10 of his masterpieces including portrait of a horseman the tears of St. Peter and adoration of he shepherds All typifying the Wispy lined brushstrokes elongated features and Light dark contrasts for which he was famous. On the bizarre Side from the 17lh Century Are Jose de Ribera s bearded woman a grotesque portrait of a bearded Man woman nursing an infant and Jun Carreno de Miranda s 1014-1603 obese midgets portrayed both clothed and naked. There Are several works by Diego Velasquez 1599-1660a romantic before his time and one of the first painters to set up an easel outdoors and paint what he saw. The exhibition displays among others his portrait of Aesop and " Oseph s  among the show s highlights Are paintings by Francisco de Coya 1746-1628 including the puppet Tirana the full length portrait of the period s leading actress and the family of Don Luis which is being shown for the first time. Picasso s Century at the museum of modern Art of the City of Paris is a Toast to the daring and imagination of such 20lh Century giants As Picasso Salvador d900 Heidelberg. Germany Lei. 06221-Wsj 1. I Riffi gift Zinc Natt brr 19,1987