Herod and Herodias appear at the right of the composition. Sitting at a table painted in foreshortened perspective, they look on—the king with a stupefied expression—as Salome presents them with the p [+]
The child Maria de la Luz, a daughter of slaves, was emancipated in January 1796 in the Duchess of Alba´s will as a gesture of generosity and grandeur. The drawing shows the affection shown for her by [+]
This drawing depicts the story of the nymphs Florilla and Melissa, twin daughters of Heaven and the Earth, lovers of music (Florilla) and flowers (Melissa), the honeymaker. The young nymphs were respe [+]
Dibujo en el que se representa en el centro, arrodillado, el Santo rodeado de los sayones que le arrojan piedras. Mientras que en la parte superior es representada la Trinidad (Texto extractado de Men [+]
The traditional attribution to Castello, which appears in an old inscription on the reverse of the mount, needs to be taken seriously. Not only is the pen work reminiscent of Castello´s handling of th [+]
When the Virgin Mary was three years old her parents, Anna and Joachim, led her to the Temple of Jerusalem. There the young Virgin, without the assistance of her parents, climbed the staircase leading [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disparates, 4, Big Booby. The big booby was an intellectually challenged giant who danced licentiously to the sound of the castanets at carnivals. In this drawing, he frighte [+]
This preparatory drawing for the etching Capricho 7, God forgive her: Even thus he cannot make her out (G02095) is part of The Dreams, a series of twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings that serve as the ba [+]
This preparatory drawing for an unpublished plate from the Caprichos is one of twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings known as The Dreams, which constitute the basis for Los Caprichos. They are headed by Dre [+]
A preparatory drawing for an unpublished plate from the Disasters of War, of which only two prints are known. The composition is framed in red chalk and the corners are emphasized with touches of the [+]
Dibujo en el que se representa ante un fondo de paisaje, en primer termino, arrodillada, a Santa Catalina a quien el Niño entrega el anillo. Como su compañero D02070, el dibujo aparece firmado y fecha [+]
Dibujo en el que se representa a la Virgen en pie a la izquierda que avanza de frente sobre una nube sostenida por angelitos. A la derecha en la parte baja, San Bernardo aparece arrodillado. Copia pos [+]
This drawing was first identified by Manuela Mena Marqués as a preparatory study for Prophet Jeremiah, one of a group of six prophets painted in fresco by Guercino for the cupola of Piacenza’s [+]
Classified as anonymous in the collections of Brun (?) and Fernández Durán. The figures correspond, with differences, to those in the bottom right of Bastianino´s fresco of the Last Judg [+]
This is a copy after one of the upright oval panels in the ceiling of the Sala Superiore of the Scuola Grande di S. Rocco, Venice. [+]
Jesús, semiarrodillado en una piedra, aguarda el bautismo. San Juan agachado recoge el agua del río Jordán. Dos ángeles, tras Jesús, sostienen sus vestiduras; otros a la derecha dialogan. En el cielo [+]
This work corresponds to Album E, one of seven albums or series of drawings that Goya created over the course of his life. This album is also known as the “black borders” album, due to the distinctive [+]
This preparatory drawing for the etching Capricho 11, Lads Making Ready (G02099 / G00644) is part of The Dreams, a series of twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings that serve as the basis for the Caprichos. [+]