Rosales depicts the moment when the Catholic Queen dictates her last will and testament at Medina del Campo on 12 October 1504, just days before she died. Isabel stands out in a royal chamber almost in darkness, in a canopy bed, with a medal of the Order of Saint James on her bosom. The white sheets contrast with the muted colors of the other personages. The only note of color is the red robe of a
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 Fadrique de Toledo y Osorio, I Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza and Captain General of the Ocean Fleet. He was accompanied by Fleet General Martín de Vallecilla and Admiral Antonio de Oquendo. After
This is the central panel of the main altarpiece in the church of Santa María in Tobed (Zaragoza). During his exile in Aragon, Henry of Trastamara (illegitimate son of Alfonso XI of Castile) who later became Henry II, and his wife, Juana Manuel, commissioned three altarpieces from the workshop of the Serras. This panel of the Virgin and Child shows both Henry and his son, the future Juan I,
The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella II and the Carlists, who denied the sovereign’s right to occupy the throne because she was a woman, the
The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella II and the Carlists, who denied the sovereign’s right to occupy the throne because she was a woman, the
This work formed part of the altar piece of the church of Santo Domingo de Silos in Daroca (Zaragoza) together with Bermejo’s Saint Dominic of Silos (P1323). It shows one of the two stories about the saint that were represented on the left vertical section on the altar piece, painted with the assistance of Bernat. The King of Castile, accompanied by his court, welcomed the saint at the gates of Bu
Sancha of León was a princess and queen of León (1018-1067). The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella II and the Carlists, who deni
The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction. At the height of the confrontation between the supporters of Isabella II and the Carlists, who denied the sovereign’s right to occupy the throne because she was a woman, the
This small, sketchily painted canvas depicts one of the scenes that Pradilla rejected for his celebrated painting of Joan the Mad (P04584). It narrates an episode from the life of the Queen of Castile when, frustrated by the failure of her journey to Flanders to join her husband, she leant out over the ramparts of the famous castle to the alarm of her attendants