Son of Philip V and Isabel Farnese, Louis Antonio of Bourbon was born July 25, 1727, became archbishop of Toledo on September 9, 1735, and became cardinal on December 9 of that year. In 1739, he also [+]
This canvas and its companion, Taste, Hearing and Touch (P1404), represent the five senses embodied by female figures in palatial interiors. The sense of smell is conveyed by a woman holding flowers, [+]
The dinner guests occupying the center of the composition symbolize the senses. Music and the singing children are hearing, and the young woman petting a mink is touch. The young woman preparing to ea [+]
The mythological story of the Judgment of Paris begins with the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, where Eris, goddess of Discord, challenged the most beautiful goddesses to take a golden apple which she t [+]
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El dibujo lleva una antigua inscripción que parece atribuirlo al artista ferrarés Giuseppe Santi. No coincide, sin embargo, con el estilo de aquél, y se relaciona estrechamente con el modo de hacer de [+]
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 bust study with a finished rendering of the head and a bare indication of the outline of the dress. The sitter appears to be about 65 years old. A braid holds the rest of her hair like a diadem, wit [+]
A medallion portraying the young Charles of Bourbon (1716-1788), recently proclaimed King of Naples and Sicily, who would become King Charles III of Spain in 1759. Shown in profile with a large wig an [+]
This work´s conception -Saint Jerome listening to the trumpets of the Last Judgement- stems from Piquer´s trip to Paris in 1840. That is where he made the plaster original in 1842. Once cast in bronze [+]