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A circle of ten Majos and Majas play blind man´s buff on the banks of what may be the Manzanares River. This work is the only sketch for the cartoon Goya painted for a series of playful and gay [+]
Two cats, their fur standing up and their backs arched, spit and face off on top of a brick wall. This is one of the cartoons for the Prince and Princess of Asturias´ dining room in El Pardo. As its n [+]
Dressed in yellow clothes that symbolize autumn, a young man sitting on a stone offers a cluster of black grapes to a lady. A boy is eager to reach the offered fruit, which is reserved for the adults. [+]
Two boys hold two large, muzzled mastiffs by their leads. On the collar of one dog is an incomplete inscription reading "DEL SoR", which may mean "I am in the Royal Service". The format of this cartoo [+]
An intense snowfall serves as Goya´s interpretation of winter, which is the subject of this composition. Along with this everyday representation, however, Goya introduces a social theme, as he often d [+]
A hunter rests beside a spring, his shotgun still on his lap. The figure´s solitude and his distracted gaze bring out the peace of life in Nature. The naturalism of the composition and its strai [+]
Ramón Bayeu, the younger brother of Francisco Bayeu, received similar training to his brother and won first prize in a competition organised by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in [+]
A musician, traditionally identified with a shepherd by his clothing, leans back onto a hillock in the landscape and plays his dulzaina, a traditional Spanish double-reed instrument. Like its companio [+]
A young woman holding a girl by the hand receives a rose from another who kneels down to appreciate some flowers. A male figure behind them attempts to surprise the first woman with a baby rabbit he h [+]
El Greco executed various versions of the Holy Face on the Veil of Veronica, an iconographic motif that became very popular at the end of the Middle Ages. According to the story that developed during [+]
This work shows politician, poet, playwright and tutor to Queen Elizabeth II, Manuel José Quntana (Madrid, April 11, 1772- Madrid, March 11, 1857) on the day of his coronation in the Senate as [+]
Representa a Fernando VII niño de unos ocho o nueve años, en traje azul con faja roja y condecorado con el Toisón de Oro y las insignias de la Orden de Carlos III, en concreto la gran cruz y la banda [+]
Avoiding the traditional emotional distance used to depict this subject, Van Reymerswaele rather presents it as a moving genre scene. Figures and objects are reduced to a minimum. However the Christ C [+]
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This cartoon was for one of the tapestries to be hung in the Prince of Asturias´ dining room at the El Pardo Palace. Its narrow, elongated format indicates it was intended to be hung in a corner [+]
Trained from childhood at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, Mariano Sánchez specialized in landscapes and views. Contemporary documents reveal also a talent for miniatures and portraits, w [+]
Set in a chapel with a carpeted altar, the scene depicts Saint Clare´s profession as a nun, which marked the founding of the female branch of the Order of Saint Francis, also known as the Claris [+]
Turned to the left in a three-quarters view, the Virgin is depicted sitting on a throne of clouds resting on a crescent moon whose points face down. In her arms she holds the Christ child, who blesses [+]
