Pantheon of the Kings of León

1862. Oil on canvas.
On display elsewhere

View of the pantheon of the kings of León in the collegiate church of San Isidoro in León (founded by Alfonso V) when it was visited by the King of Spain and Portugal, Philip III (Madrid, 1578–1621), in August 1600. There is a record of a visit by Philip III to the pantheon of the kings of León in January 1602.

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Inventory number: P005510
Author: José María Avrial y Flores
Title: Pantheon of the Kings of León
Date: 1862
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 71 cm; Width: 90 cm
Provenance: Acquisitions from the painter's daughters, 1907; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1907-1971
Entry date: 1971

Bibliography +

Ossorio y Bernard, M., Galería biográfica de artistas españoles del Siglo XIX, Giner, Madrid, 1975, pp. 58.

El "Prado disperso". Cuadros depositados en La Orotava (Tenerife). Ayuntamiento, Boletín del Museo del Prado, 13, 1992, pp. 104.

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 84.

Other inventories +

Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 66-A.

Inscriptions +

J. Avrial. 1862
Signed and dated. Front, lower left corner

El Panteón de los Reyes de León / Fundador Dn. Alonso 5^o que murió en 1040 / visitó este monumento Dn. Felipe 3^o en Agosto de 1600 / en la Colegiata de San Isidoro de León
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