The updated works of art seek to draw attention to the serious impacts of climate change. Entitled “+1.5ºC Lo Cambia Todo” (+1.5ºC changes everything), the paintings deal with themes such as species extinction, the impact of drought and refugees. The works were exhibited at COP 25 – the UN Climate Conference, which is taking place in Madrid.
The initiative is from the Del Prado Museum, which joined forces with WWF to alert everyone present at COP 25 about the problems of the climate crisis. The organizations decided to revisit classic paintings. One of them is the work Philip IV on Horseback, by Diego Velázquez. In the new version, the King of Spain is dominated by the sea, an allusion to the rising sea levels.
