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This set of paintings on the five senses (Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch) was one of the most successful collaborations of Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel “the elder.” Rubens placed his figures in the magnificent courtly scenes created by Brueghel as settings for these allegories of the senses, resulting in a series of enormous quality and esthetic appeal. The subject was widely employed i
A passage from the New Testament (Luke I, 26-38) that tells of the annunciation of the Virgin´s motherhood by the Archangel Gabriel and the incarnation of Christ in Mary by the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove. The burning bush, which appeared to A passage from the New Testament (Luke I, 26-38) that tells of the annunciation of the Virgin´s motherhood by the Archangel Gabriel and the incarnation o
This panel is part of the altarpiece or seasonal altar of the Guisando Nativity (P00683–P00690). This is a structure frequently found in numerous Spanish monastic cloisters. It comes precisely from the Hieronymite monastery of Guisando (Ávila), as cited by Ponz in 1773. In the cloister, the altarpiece was set into a wall and formed a sort of box. The doors of the altarpiece depict The Visit
This is the central panel of the altar piece in the archdeacon’s chapel in the cathedral of Zaragoza, built by Bernardo Villalba, archdeacon of this city, and Jaime Hospital, canon and archdeacon of Belchite. Giner represents Saint Vincent dressed as a deacon with two angels playing instruments and the donor kneeling on the left. He is on his feet, stepping on a moor; he has a book and a palm in o
Standing on clouds at the center of the composition, Moses points toward the sunbeams shining down from the sky. Beneath him, Abraham and Isaac are accompanied by the sacrificial lamb. To the left of the composition, Saint Laurence and Saint Steven await the palm frond of martyrdom carried by angels; and to the right, we see the strong women of the Bible and King David.This composition belongs to
The six musician angels (triangle, harp, flute, castanets, a type of violin and a tambourine) decorated the doors of a tabernacle. Despite the chromatic variety, the choice of a cool palette produces a technical result close to grisaille. This dissonant, almost Mannerist effect combined with the expressionistic physical types and the rather sketchy treatment of the figures is characteristic of Ped
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 Carreño mentions this painting as being, by his hand, but more at the beginning, probably as a reference to what his contemporaries clearly recognized: that the composition was rather archaic. Esp
El santo aparece rodeado por ángeles músicos con diferentes instrumentos musicales representados con gran detalle, entre ellos un violón, un arpa diatónica, una guitarra y parte de un órgano realejo o portativo. Este tipo de órganos pequeños, portátiles, eran llamados realejos en España y fueron de uso común en los conjuntos instrumentales del Renacimiento y Barroco, en especial para el acompañami
Various Angels playing instruments surround the Virgin, including one at the right with a lute whose instrument and technique are very believably represented. At his side, two other musician angels play a violin and a diatonic harp. All around them, a chorus of angels sings from sheet music.This canvas exemplifies the work of Juan de Alfaro, an artist relatively unknown in comparison to other pain
Sebastián Aparicio (1502-1600) was born in La Gudiña (Orense) and first worked as an agricultural labourer. In 1533 he went to Mexico where he became a landowner then entered the Franciscan Order in 1574. In 1789 was beatified for his missionary work and various miracles are attributed to him. Maella depicts him at work in the countryside.
On August 29, 1626, King Philip IV’s painter, Vicente Carducho (ca. 1576-1638), signed a contract for the creation of a cycle of paintings to celebrate the founding of the Carthusian Order by Saint Bruno and its leading members. This colossal undertaking sought to visually narrate numerous episodes from the Carthusians’ history and tradition. It was the most complete commission ever dedicated to t
