The principal beams are decorated with secular scenes, including dances, jousts or men fighting monsters, and with the coats-of-arms of Castile and León and those of the Luna and Rojas families [+]
Until 1972, the Museo del Prado catalogues record that the signature of M. Hobbema (with the MH intertwined) appears on the tree stump. In the 1985 catalogue this signature is said to be apocryphal. W [+]
Representación del grupo de Santa Ana, la Virgen y el Niño, también denominado Santa Ana Triple, iconografía surgida del interés por la genealogía terrena de Cristo en época medieval. Lo habitual es l [+]
This altarpiece consists of two separate elements: the principal part, which would have hung on the wall above the altar and below and, in front of it, the frontal or antipendium. The former, which is [+]
Esta figura ha perdido el brazo derecho, aunque A. Franco (1997: 27) lo indentifica sin ninguna duda con la imagen de Cristo bendiciendo y sosteniendo el Libro de la Vida. Según la misma autora, corre [+]
Figura masculina representada de pie sobre una peana. Las manos juntas frente al pecho que reproducen el gesto de "anjali mudra", gesto asociado a la oración y que es la forma común de saludarse en va [+]
La Virgen sostiene con la mano izquierda un libro cerrado, mientras levanta la derecha, que no se ha conservado. Según Angela Franco, aunque esta obra es del siglo XIV, responde a una fórmula iconográ [+]
This model provides a general idea of the third “proposal” presented by Villanueva to Charles III in 1787 -the plans have since been lost- for the construction of a Cabinet of Natural History, a build [+]
This large vase is decorated with a mask in the middle section. It lacks the lid and base, which are known from a drawing of 1682 now in London. It belonged to Gaspar de Haro y Guzmán, Marquis [+]
Wedding chests or cassoni first appeared in the late fourteenth century in the republics of Siena and Florence and were used to store the bride’s dowry received on her marriage. Notably Italianate in [+]
The cabinet has three sections arranged symmetrically with a bronze handle on each side. The central section has a folding door at the right, with a secret drawer underneath it and four small drawers [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Small jade and silver-gilt brazier with two masks (O64). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Plain rock crystal vessel with a lid and foliate mount (disappeared during the War of Independence). The exquisite pieces from the Dauph [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Rock crystal cup with carved masks (O120). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made cases th [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, an Egg-shaped agate vessel with cameos on the foot, stem and finial (O33). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complement [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Fluted goblet with a tall stem and rubies (O20). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made ca [+]
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Sardonyx ewer (O30). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made cases that match the shape of [+]