Half a million visitors, glowing reviews, and a triumph for Spanish art. But behind the scenes, disaster was brewing—and Moya's American adventure was about to take an unexpected turn.

Forty-one Velázquez masterpieces. Four years of painstaking work. A royal-backed plan to bring Spain’s artistic treasures to the world. José Moya del Pino’s extraordinary gamble seemed destined for greatness... Or was it?

A Spanish painter who crossed the Atlantic under the patronage of the King of Spain — only to end up stranded in San Francisco with almost nothing. An introduction to one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary overlooked artistic lives.