Complex sentence: The painting "The Conversion of Saint Paul", acquired by the former Museum of Art of Catalonia in 1952, immediately sparked the interest of John Ainaud Lasarte (1919 -1995), at that time director general art museums in Barcelona.
Split into simpler sentences: The painting "The Conversion of Saint Paul" was acquired by the former Museum of Art of Catalonia in 1952. It immediately sparked the interest of John Ainaud Lasarte (1919 -1995), at that time director general art museums in Barcelona.