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This allegorical work, signed on the column lying on the ground in the centre of the composition, shows two women in Roman garb sitting on clouds. Representing Justice and Peace, they embrace and seem [+]
And alchemist, recognizable by his characteristic cap, fans the fire in his laboratory. The presence of books, flasks and other instruments in the foreground reveal his pseudo-scientific activity. In [+]
This is the earliest surviving work signed and dated by Carreño, and its style is still closely linked to masters from the first half of the century. Palomino, who knew and had contact with Car [+]
This is a preparatory drawing for the etching Blow (G02157), which is Capricho 69. Together, the twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings that constitute the basis for The Caprichos are known as The Dreams. Th [+]
The etching Blow is Capricho number 69. The initial idea for Capricho 69, Blow, already appears in drawing 57 of Album B, and its descriptive title, Aunt Oilstains lights the Hearth, Witches to Gather [+]
The tabletop, which bears its date of completion, is decorated with trompe l’oeil decorations organized like a messy table. A painting with two Oriental figures is surrounded by various books, a ruler [+]
The decoration of the tabletop is a trompe l’oeil design of the "disordered table" type. The objects refer to the liberal arts, including paintings, of which two are anamorphic and one a silhouette po [+]
