Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Lucía (Saint Lucy) c.1625–1630 Oil on canvas, 104.14 × 77 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Few images of saints show women as gorgeously attired as Francisco de Zurbarán‘s. His Saint Lucy portrays the young…
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Cabeza de venado (Head of a Deer) 1626–1636 Oil on canvas, 66 x 52 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid While there is no documentation indicating this work was made for the Torre de la Parada, its subject…
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV (Philip IV) 1626–1628 Oil on canvas, 57 x 44 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is an extraordinary example of the eventful life of many royal portraits during the Siglo de Oro, and it shows…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Nacimiento de la Virgen (The Birth of the Virgin) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 141 x 108.6 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Just as striking as Zurbarán’s color scheme are his rich, descriptive treatment of the drapery, and…
Rulers: • Charles I, King of England (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Ireland (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Scotland (1625-1649) • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • Urbanus VIII (Maffeo Barberini), Pope (1623-1644) Deaths: • Góngora, Luis de (1561-1627) • Middleton,…