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The Count of Orgaz died in 1323. According to legend, Saint Augustine and Saint Stephen appeared during his burial in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo where, supporting the Count by the head and feet respectively, the saints deposited his body in his tomb. Quite different to El Greco´s famous interpretation, the horizontal format allowed Meléndez to present an impressive, theatrica
The theme of this triptych is the advent of salvation -a message about the universality of Redemption. The Eucharistic meaning inherent in the theme of Saint Gregory’s Mass is also found in The Adoration of the Magi in the wheat stored in the upper part of the hut, above the figure of the Antichrist. Unusually, Bosch includes in his depiction of the Mass of Saint Gregory in semi-grisaille seven Pa
This pagan scene shows the offer that the Bacchants, or followers of Bacchus, made to their god. In the center, a priest offers the sacrifice on an altar in front of the statue of the deity crowned with grape leaves. All around, those attending the feast drink, or appear totally inebriated, sleeping off the effects of the wine. This mythological scene shows how Houasse was influenced by the tradit
Dying of love is a theme often drawn from legendary literature, and was recurrent in nineteenth-century Spanish painting. Beginning with the story Juan Yagüe found in the Archives of the Moot Halls of Teruel, Degrain depicts the impossible love between Isabel Segura and the empoverished nobleman, Diego de Marsilla, which occurred in 1212. The painter chooses the tragic outcome of the two love
A group of shepherds surround the Virgin and Child with different expressions of adoration, defining a broad semicircle which includes Saint Joseph, who is seated, and the painter himself, who appears at the left, pointing out the miraculous event. This work is directly inspired by La Notte (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie), a painting on the same subject by Correggio (1493-1534) that was very influe
This is a part of a series of eighteen canvases of biblical themes related in some way to the Eucharist that Escalante painted between 1667 and 1668 for the sacristy of the Merced Calzada in Madrid. They are cited there with great praise by all classical writers. The series was completed by a canvas by Montero de Rojas, Passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant (P4697).Palomino, in quo
Es una litografía de Ramón Beltrán (activo en Madrid entre 1832 y 1837) que reproduce el óleo de Sebastiano Conca conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00102). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXI acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Está encuadernada en el tomo III de la serie dirigida por José de Madrazo, Colección litográfica de cuadros del rey de Espa
Es una litografía de Ramón Beltrán (activo en Madrid entre 1832 y 1837) que reproduce el óleo de Sebastiano Conca conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00102). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXI acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Está encuadernada en el tomo III de la serie dirigida por José de Madrazo, Colección litográfica de cuadros del rey de Espa
Es una litografía de Ramón Beltrán (activo en Madrid entre 1832 y 1837) que reproduce el óleo de Sebastiano Conca conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00102). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXI acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Iba encuadernada en el tomo III de la serie dirigida por José de Madrazo, Colección litográfica de cuadros del rey de Españ
Es una litografía de Ramón Beltrán (activo en Madrid entre 1832 y 1837) que reproduce el óleo de Sebastiano Conca conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00102). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo CLXI acompañado de un texto explicativo de José Musso y Valiente. Iba encuadernada en el tomo III de la serie dirigida por José de Madrazo, Colección litográfica de cuadros del rey de Españ
