As Lafuente Ferrari (1941) pointed out when publishing this work, it is a significant example of the passionately baroque tone of late 17th-century painting in Madrid. The same critic mentions the cle [+]
A depiction of the port of Naples on 6 October 1759, when Charles of Bourbon (1716-1788) left for Spain, where he would reign under the name of Carlos III. son of Felipe V (1683-1746) and Isabel de Fa [+]
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 painting is of considerable interest as there are very few surviving works by this artist, who was a fine example of the last generation of great decorators from Madrid. The architectural setting [+]
Although Ponz (Viaje de España, 1776) does not mention this painting, it certainly occupied the altar on the Gospel side of the church of Las Vallecas, where it was paired with Bayeu´s Stigmata [+]
This is one of a series of eleven canvases on Christ´s Passion that Arias painted for the cloister at the convent of San Felipe el Real. Others include Jesus Washing Peter´s Feet (P5985), Christ Befor [+]
An angel appears to Saint Joseph in his sleep, pointing to the dove of the Holy Ghost as the heavens open in a luminous burst of glory. Under the dove, a group of angels carry a mirror and flowers all [+]
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Cuadro de la serie con escenas de la vida de san Benito que adornaban el claustro del monasterio de San Martín. Felipe de Castro (ca. 1750/1764) se limitó a señalar que "las pinturas del claustro son [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]
This is the preparatory sketch for the cartoon of The Fight at the New Inn (P-770). It differs from the final composition in some respects, most importantly the name of the inn, which is “The Cock Inn [+]
This is a preparatory sketch for the painting of the main altarpiece of the Chapel of Saint Anthony at Madrid´s church of San Francisco el Grande. It was part of the decoration of the church promoted [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]
The Agony in the Garden, painted by Giovanni Domenico (Giandomenico) Tiepolo as part of a commission from the fathers of the convent of San Felipe Neri de Madrid, is one scene in a series of eight dep [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]
This work is part of a series of Apostles executed by Diego González de la Vega for the Oratory of Parents of El Salvador, Madrid (Spain). When they entered the Museo de la Trinidad (1838) were [+]