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Large series of paintings for religious orders were painted throughout the seventeenth century. They include free-standing figures of saints and scenes with more complex compositions. That is the case [+]
In May 1847, Don José de Madrazo, director of the Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture –now the Prado Museum–, acquired this silver writing desk for his office for 320 réis. It is made [+]
Escribanía de forma cuadrilonga con bichas fantásticas en los ángulos, las armas reales en el centro en un escudo sostenido por puttis y fajas o tirantes laterales decorados con una máscara, de cuya b [+]
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 [+]
