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03-06-2026
Eduardo Cano de la Peña

Madrid, 1823 - Sevilla, 1897

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Christopher Columbus at the Convent of La Rábida (sketch)

1856. Oil on canvas.
Room 075

This is the sketch for the first history painting to be awarded the top prize at the first National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1856, a work (P5726). This piece not only reveals compositional changes during the creative process but also shows that the artist initially envisaged a work of Spanish Baroque austerity, although eventually he inclined towards French models.

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel
Inventory number
P008056
Author
Eduardo Cano de la Peña
Title
Christopher Columbus at the Convent of La Rábida (sketch)
Date
1856
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Height: 22 cm; Width: 22.5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from Sala de Subastas de Arte Información y Gestión, Sevilla, 2011
Entry date
2011

Bibliography +

Perez Calero, Gerardo, El pintor Eduardo Cano de la Peña : (1823-1897) / Gerardo Pérez Calero, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad, Sevilla, 1979.

Reyero, Carlos, Imagen histórica de España: (1850-1900), Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1987.

Díez, José Luis, La pintura de historia del siglo XIX en España, Consorcio Madrid 92 Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1992, pp. [o.r. nº.8] 160-165.

Arte Información y Gestión. Subasta de Arte y Joyas. Sevilla, 10-4, 2003, pp. lote 380.

Arte Información y Gestión. Subasta de Arte y Joyas. Sevilla, 14-4, 2011, pp. lote 422.

Barón, Javier, Eduardo Cano de la Peña 'Boceto de Cristóbal Colón en el convento de la Rábida' en: Memoria de actividades 2011, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2012, pp. 38-40.

Díez, J.L (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 118, 119.

Other inventories +

Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 2817.

Inscriptions +

E. Cano
Signed. Front, lower right corner

Location +

Room 075 (On Display)

Expuesto
Update date: 03-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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