This painting was purchased by Charles IV for his personal collection, but was later transferred to the royal collections. Its facture and composition are similar to those of the works of French paint [+]
A month after giving her approval to the portrait Goya had painted of her in a mantilla in September 1799, Queen Maria Luisa wrote to Manuel Godoy, “I want you to have a copy made by Esteve”. Indeed, [+]
Michel-Ange Houasse, son of the painter René-Antoine Houasse (c.1645-1710), had enjoyed a long career during the reign of Louis XIV of France (r.1643-1715). From 1715 until his death, Michel-An [+]
This canvas depicts an equestrian event that took place at the Palace of Aranjuez in 1770. It was attended by Charles III and Princess María Luisa, his daughter-in-law, who are to be seen in th [+]
This image of King Charles III was paired with a portrait of his wife, Maria Amalia of Saxony (P2201), although the image of the queen was not painted in her presence. Instead, it was invented on the [+]
An allegorical image that alludes to the City Government of Madrid´s gift of the mansion called the “Queen´s Casino” to Queen Isabel de Braganza on the occasion of her wedding to King Fernando VII (17 [+]
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Painted in Florence, this canvas depicts Prince Luis I of Parma (1773-1803), who had died the previous year, and his wife, the Infanta María Luisa (1782-1824), daughter of Charles IV of Spain a [+]
Se ve un plato, del tipo “castañuela”, de borde historiado -siguiendo un diseño popular- que posiblemente posea un origen talaverano; ejerce el papel de recipiente desbordado por las ciruelas, algunas [+]
This painting was purchased by Charles IV for his personal collection, but was later transferred to the royal collections. Its facture and composition are similar to those of the works of French paint [+]
Considerado como obra de Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814), Arturo Ansón Navarro (2012) lo atribuyó a Ramón Bayeu por motivos estilísticos y por su relación documental con una serie de retratos de la fami [+]
A frontal view of the Queen. She sits, wearing a red silk dress with white sleeves and bonnet. Her right arm rests very naturally on a table, while her left holds a book. She is marking one of the pag [+]
This canvas depicts the swearing-in ceremony held on 23 September 1789 of the heir to the throne, the Infante don Fernando (1784-1833). It took place in the church of the monastery of San Jerón [+]
Forma parte de la serie de bodegones reunidos por el futuro Carlos IV de España y María Luisa de Borbón-Parma cuando aún eran príncipes de Asturias, para su Gabinete de Historia Natural del Palacio Re [+]
Juan de Arellano specialised in painting pictures of flowers, which brought him great artistic and financial success. Here, he depicts a wicker container with a bouquet of tulips, roses, campanulas an [+]
Sánchez worked at the Madrid court and was commissioned to paint several views of the regions of Spain, with particular emphasis on ports, during the reign of Charles III. This painting belongs [+]
This work is a copy of the portrait painted by Goya in 1799. It was made for the royal favourite Manuel Godoy, whose collection was confiscated following his fall from power in 1808. Charles wears the [+]
This flower painting brings to mind works the artist gave to the Prince of Asturias, Charles of Bourbon, in 1788. Shortly before he took the throne as King Charles IV. An early interest in art in gene [+]