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This is the best-documented painting in the entire History of Rome cycle. It is also one of the works that raises the most questions about aspects as important as its authorship and its subject matter [+]
Portrayed as an old man in accordance with the conventional method that was faithful to prevailing iconographic precepts, in his right hand the god Saturn clasps a scythe, his inveterate attribute, us [+]
In this portrait, Pedro Benítez sits informally on a chair, resting his left arm on its back while gazing frankly and directly at the viewer with whom he establishes an empathetic relationship. [+]
It is not known when or how these two paintings -Saint John the Baptist and Saint Juan de Ribera (P947)- came to be the property of Luisa Enríquez, but their common provenance has never been se [+]
This painting depicts the battle of Fleurus, near Brussels, which pitted troops from the Catholic League commanded by General Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba against Protestant Union soldie [+]
This work was one of a large group of landscapes commissioned in Rome by agents of Philip IV to decorate the new Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. Others artists involved included Claude Lorraine and Pous [+]
The painting entered the Museum as an original by Jan Both, and it is recorded as such in subsequent inventories and catalogues until the edition of 1976. Further, up until 1972 it is described in the [+]
The fact that the sitter is facing left, and has a little dog -a symbol of marital faithfulness- on her lap suggests that this portrait is one of a pair; the unidentified pendant would have depicted h [+]
Bartolomé González prolongó los usos del retrato de corte del siglo XVI durante el reinado de Felipe III y Margarita de Austria, aunque a través de una pincelada prieta, un colorido frio y una ilumina [+]
Bartolomé González continued to make use of the tradition of sixteenth-century court portraiture during the reign of Philip III and Margaret of Austria. However, the tight handling, cool [+]
In 1883 Rico received the most significant commissions of his career: two views of Venice for the Marquis of Casa Riera and this panoramic view of Paris for Josefa de Manzanedo e Intentas, II Marchion [+]
It is not known when or how these two paintings -Saint Juan de Ribera and Saint John the Baptist (P950)- came to be the property of Luisa Enríquez, but their common provenance has never been se [+]
This surprising canvas presents the image of the Virgin of Atocha, just as she was worshipped on her altar at the Dominican convent dedicated to her on the outskirts of Madrid. This type of votive ima [+]
The first Poesie presented to Prince Philip were Danaë (1553, The Wellington Collection) and Venus and Adonis (1554, Museo del Prado, P422), versions of other previous works, but endowed with all [+]
The island of Saint Christopher (modern-day Saint Kitts) in the Lesser Antilles was invaded by the English and French and recaptured by Spanish forces in 1629. The Spanish expedition was led by Fadriq [+]
The Recapture of Bahía de Todos los Santos was commissioned from Maíno towards the end of 1634. The artist was still working on it on 24 March 1635, date on which he received the first 1 [+]
After studying the canvas, the pigments, and the technique of this work as well as Diana and Callisto (P00424), we can be sure that they are Spanish copies from the 17th century. This makes them extre [+]
In the 19th century, there arises on the part of the Anglican Community the need to execute a church of new plant. Juan de Madrazo prestigious member of the Anglican Church, receives the order of real [+]
