Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las Meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV (Las meninas or The Family of Philip IV) 1656 Oil on canvas, 320.5 x 281.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is one of Velázquez‘s largest paintings and among…
Las Meninas (1656)
Fernando III de Castilla y León
(1201?-1252) Fernando III el Santo Saint Ferdinand, San Fernando King of Castile (1217–1252) King of León (1230–1252) King of Galicia (1230–1252) Saint Ferdinand III of Castile in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo 1798–1800 Museo…
Peleas de Arriba (España)
Galician Monarchs
Fernando III el Santo Fernando III de Castilla y León (1201?-1252) King of Castile (1217–1252) King of León (1230–1252) King of Galicia (1230–1252) See also: • Monarchs
Leonese Monarchs
Fernando III el Santo Fernando III de Castilla y León (1201?-1252) King of Castile (1217-1252) King of León (1230-1252) King of Galicia (1230–1252) Juan II de Castilla (1405-1454) King of Castile and León (1406-1454) Enrique IV de Castilla (1425-1474) King of Castile and León (1454-1474) Isabel…
Castilian Monarchs
Fernando III el Santo Fernando III de Castilla y León (1201?-1252) King of Castile (1217-1252) King of León (1230-1252) King of Galicia (1230–1252) Juan II de Castilla (1405-1454) King of Castile and León (1406-1454) Enrique IV de Castilla (1425-1474) King of Castile and León (1454-1474) Isabel I de Castilla (1451-1504) Queen…
Guy de Maupassant: Quotations
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) “Les grands artistes sont ceux qui imposent à l’humanité leur illusion particulière.” (The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.) Pierre et Jean “Une oeuvre d’art n’est supérieure que si elle est,…
Guy de Maupassant
(1850–1893) Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant Works: ◊ A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales (English) ◊ Bel Ami (English) • Boule de Suif (French) • Clair de Lune (French) • Contes de la Becasse (French) • Contes du jour et de la nuit…
Tourville-sur-Arques (France)
Gustave Flaubert: Quotations
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) “Le seul moyen de n’être pas malheureux c’est de t’enfermer dans l’Art et de compter pour rien tout le reste.” (The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count…