A portrait of Ignacio, the artist´s youngest son and one of his favorite models, shown here at the age of eleven. The profusion of child portraits by Pinazo is based on his capacity to capture the fre [+]
Torrential rain falls on one of the most picturesque areas of the city of Granada, where the Darro River runs alongside the street leading to the Generalife neighborhood. The choice of this city for a [+]
Jiménez Aranda spent the 1880s in France where he encountered the naturalistic style of Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), and a subsequent period in Madrid where his work influenced Joaqu&iacut [+]
Simonet´s work is based on a passage from the Gospel of Saint Luke (19: 41) which prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem: “Videns Jesus civitatem flevit super illam” (And when he was come near, he be [+]
An outstanding painter of historical scenes and of secular mural decorations to adorn numerous public buildings, as well as those belonging to fin de siècle high society, Emilio Sala also dedic [+]
Ignacio Pinazo’s fondness of childhood scenes led him to make frequent sketches -both drawings and oils- of his two sons, José and Ignacio. The younger child, Ignacio, was especially handsome a [+]
Obsessed by his own image, Pinazo made many self-portraits. Here, the intense light streaming in from the left outlines his face with a marked chiaroscuro, heightened by the shadow cast by the hat. Th [+]
From 1888, Riancho regularly painted the countryside around his native Entrambasmestas, particularly focusing on the topography of this mountainous area. The yellows and ochres of the trees and the dr [+]