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In the immediate foreground, six dead birds arranged on a table that runs parallel to the picture plane stand out against a dark ground. These are, from right to left, three greenfinches, a goldfinch [+]
This is one of a number of images of Saint Rosalia that Van Dyck painted in Sicily, where he lived from 1624 to 1625. It depicts the hermit saint in her cave on Mount Pellegrino near Palermo. Rosalia’ [+]
Representación del sitio de Breda, que tuvo lugar entre el 12 de septiembre de 1624 y el 2 de junio de 1625. En primer plano aparece la visita de la infanta gobernadora al campo de batalla tras la vic [+]
Of the people with whom Velázquez must have had contact on a daily basis at the palace, many would have been high functionaries or skilled servants of the court. His own social aspirations incl [+]
The most famous of Esquivel´s pieces and a leading work of Spanish Romanticism. Considered the maximum graphical testimony to the intellectual atmosphere during the reign of Isabel II (1830 - 1904), t [+]
This almost family scene shows the Christ Child and Saint John embracing each other while their respective mothers, Mary and Elizabeth, look on. The moment is witnessed by Saint Catherine, who accompa [+]
Brígida del Río was a well-known character in the late 16th century, as indicated by the descriptions of her in various literary and visual accounts; works that reflect a para-scientific [+]
In 1624, soon after Velázquez`s arrival at court, the political writer Almansa noted that the equestrian order was and is the backbone of republics. This notion was shared by the Spanish monarc [+]
The sitter`s elaborate dress, the baton of command he holds in his right hand and the sword on which his left hand rest all indicate that he is a military figure. The military context in further sugge [+]
This painting depicts the battle of Fleurus, near Brussels, which pitted troops from the Catholic League commanded by General Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba against Protestant Union soldie [+]
In a lush, wooded landscape on the banks of a quiet river, a nude woman, sitting on a richly colored red cloak, gestures to two male figures posed beside her. Supporting a glazed jug in her lap, she p [+]
This work was one of a large group of landscapes commissioned in Rome by agents of Philip IV to decorate the new Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. Others artists involved included Claude Lorraine and Pous [+]
The scene here unfolds in the foreground, which is occupied by a large rocky outcrop and trees and on the right opens onto a luminous landscape enclosed by mountains in the background. The spatial tra [+]
The scene is set in a lush wooded clearing that opens into the distance at the center. A brightly lit anchorite in a Mercedarian habit kneels in the foreground, praying in front of a crucifix. The spa [+]
This subject obeys the traditional iconography of the Annunciation, and it must have been very successful, as Carducho repeated it frequently. The composition is clear, simple and balanced: with his p [+]
While a large number of copies, variants and lost works by Maíno on the subject of the miracle of Saint Dominic in Soriano are known to exist or have existed, only three autograph works on this [+]
Mary holds the Christ Child in one arm, holding one of his feet with the other. Behind them, two angels look on. One looks at the viewer in a request for silence and reflection upon the image. The sce [+]
The painting may illustrate an episode from the Anglo-Dutch wars. Its condition makes it difficult to ascertain its authorship. The handling and arrangement of the clouds point to a late date, around [+]
