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These two canvases (The Adoration of the Magi, P1129 and The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, P1130) were part of a small altar piece in the convent of Los Angéles in Madrid, a work that al [+]
Like many other works by Andrea di Lione, Jacob’s journey, c.1635-65, was previously attributed to Genoese painter Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto). It is one of the most successful lands [+]
This is one of Bellevois`s characteristic seascapes designed to capture the atmospheric effects of the North Sea. Accordingly, in the rendering of the various elements -figures, vessels and background [+]
The impetus of the dashing, powerful and monumental angel comes from Ribera. The conception of space and of the sky, with clouds that grow denser in the area just over the luminous horizon, seeks an e [+]
Using an arrow, symbol of Divine Love, the Christ Child pierces the flaming heart that the kneeling Saint Augustine (354-430), one of the Fathers of the Church, holds out to him in his right hand. The [+]
The judgement of an individual soul is a subject rooted in popular religious theater. The oldest known depictions date from the 15th century and show an angel and a devil arguing over the possession o [+]
In this painting, following His crucifixion and descent from the Cross, the body of Christ lies upon a white cloth. On His left is a beam of the cross bearing the sign that identifies Him as King of t [+]
A. E. Pérez Sánchez publicó en 1970 su fotografía y su identificación en los inventarios antiguos de El Escorial (Madrid 1970a). En la actualidad, el formato de la obra aparece alterado en todos sus l [+]
In an effort to make their works beautiful and attractive, painters established a hierarchy in which secondary objects were subordinated to the principle ones to generate a charming and stimulating se [+]
While meditating on which of the two to focus his devotions, Christ on the cross and the Virgin appeared to Saint Augustine. Christ offered him the blood from the wound in his side, while Mary rewarde [+]
The Franciscan Saint Diego de Alcalá (1400-1463) used to take bread from the table of his convent to give to the poor. On being challenged by the guard, who asked to see what was carrying in hi [+]
In an effort to make their works beautiful and attractive, painters established a hierarchy in which secondary objects were subordinated to the principle ones to generate a charming and stimulating se [+]
The eldest son of Louis XIV and the Spanish Infanta María Teresa of Austria, Louis was born in Fontainebleau, 01.11.1661, receiving the title of Dauphin as heir to the French throne. Married to [+]
A la derecha, la Virgen sentada con el niño Jesús; éste se inclina hacia San Juanito, arrodillado a la izquierda. Al fondo, San José, envuelto en un manto y apoyado en el basamento de una columna.Es d [+]
A vessel consisting of three pieces of rock crystal and three mounts. The hemispherical bowl has an oval mouth and eight gadroons, the two frontal ones being the broadest, with a decoration of rounded [+]
Vessel made up of various pieces of agate with different tones and veining, some of them (lid and bowl) possibly recarved ancient pieces. It has a globular body formed by a deep bowl onto which a corr [+]
