Judith stands with a sword in her right hand. She rests her left on Holofernes´s head. This is a faithful copy of a composition by Guido Reni, which was much appreciated in its time and often re [+]
Herod and Herodias appear at the right of the composition. Sitting at a table painted in foreshortened perspective, they look on—the king with a stupefied expression—as Salome presents them with the p [+]
Charles II was born in 1661, the only son of Philip IV and his second wife (and niece), Mariana of Austria, to survive to adulthood. Charles succeeded his father in 1665 and died without an heir in 17 [+]
The son of Felipe IV (1605-1665) and Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), Carlos II (1661-1700) was the last King of the Hapsburg Dynasty in Spain. He appears dressed in black, with the chain of the Golden [+]
This is the earliest surviving work signed and dated by Carreño, and its style is still closely linked to masters from the first half of the century. Palomino, who knew and had contact with Car [+]
This painting entered the Museo del Prado from the Lodgings of the Monastery of El Escorial, where it hung in 1847. At that time, José de Madrazo petitioned the religious order to have it “tran [+]
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