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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 [+]
The painting entered the Museum holdings as an original work by Jan Both. In 1959 Blunt identifies it as the landscape listed in the 1701 inventory of the Palace of the Buen Retiro and maintains the a [+]
Considerado como pintado hacia 1688, de tratarse del autorretrato de este artista, nacido en 1650, demostraría contar en realidad unos veinticinco años aproximadamente, por lo cual convendría adelanta [+]
The saint is depicted leaning on a boulder, in a state of mystical ecstasy following his meditation on death. That meditation is symbolized by the skull, cross and book. He is comforted by a musician [+]
La reina Mariana de Neoburgo (1664-1740), segunda esposa de Carlos II, lujosamente vestida, cabalga sobre un hermoso caballo blanco. Es evidente en él el deseo de imitar o emular a Velázquez, pues la [+]
Luca Giordano (1634-1705) made an equestrian portrait of Charles II for the Hall of Mirrors at Madrid’s Alcázar palace to emphasize the dynastic continuum in which Charles II constituted the la [+]
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 [+]
En el plano superior aparece la Virgen sentada sobre una nube sostenida por ángeles; abajo y en sombra, ángeles músicos. El artista señala la existencia de planos a través del color y del detalle, más [+]
The scene shows the Christ the Redeemer procession organised in Antwerp in 1685 to commemorate the centenary of the assault on the city by Spanish troops under the command of Alessandro Farnese on 27 [+]
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 [+]
This painting entered the Prado as an original by Philips de Koninck (1619-1688), though in the 1873 catalogue it is attributed to Salomon Koninck (1609-1656). Adecade later, in the 1885 edition, Bred [+]
These two river port views (P2104 and P2105), replete with anecdotal scenes, are characteristic of the work of Hendrick van Minderhout. Since they were acquired by the Museo del Prado, they have been [+]
These two river port views (P2104 and P2105), replete with anecdotal scenes, are characteristic of the work of Hendrick van Minderhout. Since they were acquired by the Museo del Prado, they have been [+]
Giordano representa el combate entre Turno, rey de los Rútulos, y Eneas, príncipe troyano, hijo de Anquises y Venus. La escena tiene lugar en el Lacio, a donde llegó Eneas una vez concluida la Guerra [+]
Rubens combines various subjects in this work. The figure of Saint Joseph sleeping in a landscape alongside a grazing donkey, and the Virgin Mary sitting on a boulder with her son refer to the rest on [+]
An image of Saint John the Baptist as a child. He wears an animal skin and sits on a boulder from which water flows. The background is landscape. A lamb is beside him. In his right hand he holds a sta [+]
Son of Philip V and María Luisa Gabriela de Saboya, Ferdinand VI (reigned 1746-59) became Prince of Asturias in 1724 and married María Bárbara de Braganza, Infanta of Portugal. He [+]
Lady María Luisa de Toledo y Carreto (1656-1707), portrayed on this canvas, was the only daughter of the Marquis of Mancera, Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, viceroy of New Spain between 166 [+]
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