In 1865 the Government of Isabel II commissioned Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer to capture the customs and costumes of Spain´s provinces. This work is part of that project whose anthropolog [+]
This work, its companion, The Spinner (P4238), and The Dance (P4234) constituted the paintings that Valeriano Bécquer sent to Madrid as proof of his work during the second year of the pension h [+]
A spinner sits on a stone in front of a landscape. The detailed rendering of the qualities of the materials is outstanding, revealing a careful study of each of the elements, of the clothing and of hu [+]
In a space half-way between a private living-room and an artist’s studio, a family adopts a group pose. The well-to-do surroundings of the group, whose identity has yet to be determined, reflect the o [+]