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Series of paintings representing the twelve Apostles, sometimes known as apostolados, were a common sub-genre in the religious painting of the Spanish Siglo de Oro. Such images could be part of altarp [+]
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Saint James the Elder is depicted as a pilgrim, with his customary crozier or staff, although here it lacks the customary calabash for water. He wears a cape and a hat with the scallop shell that symb [+]
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Luis de Carvajal was a Toledan painter who trained in Rome and subsequently at El Escorial, a flourishing centre for Spanish painting in the first half of the seventeenth century. The manner in which [+]
San Juan Bautista aparece de medio cuerpo junto al Agnus Dei y portando en su mano izquierda el hitón, ambos como atributos de este personaje. Se trata de una obra característica de este artista, tant [+]
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Antonio María Esquivel´s work provides, undoubtedly, the best example of the unique symbiosis achieved in Spanish religious painting from the romantic period, combining the powerful tradition o [+]
Shortly after his arrival in Spain in 1753, Giaquinto embarked on a series of eight canvases on scenes from the Passion for the King’s Oratory in the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. The series also incl [+]
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 Br [+]
The apostle Saint James is shown kneeling with his hands together in prayer, offering his neck up to the sword of the executioner whoprepares to decapitate him. Standing before the apostle, wearing a [+]
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 Br [+]
This painting is of considerable interest as there are very few surviving works by this artist, who was a fine example of the last generation of great decorators from Madrid. The architectural setting [+]
This is a rare and particularly fine example of one of Coello’s religious compositions, painted on cork for the Monastery of El Escorial. Accompanied by his mother Mary, the Christ Child appears to Sa [+]
La obra se sitúa en la fase final de la actividad del artista, que utiliza el mismo esquema compositivo que otras composiciones anteriores suyas del mismo tema. Se conocen numerosas copias, entre ella [+]
Together with its pair (P-8153), this canvas is an interesting example of Cano’s early work when he was working in Seville and favoured a naturalist style. Until 2013 the Prado’s collection did not in [+]
