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This Roman work reproduces a prototype of the Chaste Aphrodite dating from around 155-150 B.C. It was restored during the Renaissance by someone called B. Rovira, whose name is inscribed alongside the [+]
The body is a Roman copy of a Hellenic original from around 270 B.C.E. which may represent a philosopher of the Epicurean school. The head is a Baroque copy of the type known as pseudo-Seneca. It is m [+]
This head of a goat, formerly in the collection of the Marquis of Carpio (1629-1687), is a fragment of a sculpture depicting a common subject in Antiquity, in which a small rider (Bacchus, Cupid or Ve [+]
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproducti [+]
Medalla de plata que conmemora la la derrota de la Armada española en 1588. Se enmarca en el programa propagandístico de la monarquía inglesa para ridiculizar la derrota de Felipe II, presentando la v [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Boat-shaped cup with a band of birds and flowers on the mount (O45). Case lined externally in leather with gilt iron decoration of fleur [+]
An oval piece of agate in the form of a flat brimmed tray with rounded corners. Carved in low relief on the bottom is a cruciform motif with radial arms, a central pearl decoration, and inserted rows [+]
This model provides a general idea of the another “proposal” presented by Villanueva to Charles III in 1786 -the plans have since been lost- for the construction of a Cabinet of Natural History, a bui [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, an Oval agate platter with a cruciform motif (O63). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made c [+]
This vessel combines stone elements originating from German mines with elegant adornments in enamelled gold characteristic of the Paris school. The body consists of a jasper bowl with an oval mouth an [+]
A vessel made up of three pieces of jasper and one of agate. The oval body, with a diminished arch profile, is carved with ten gadroons and engraved leaves separated by ribs with arrises. On the lower [+]
