Tag: España

La madre (1901)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La madre (The Mother) 1901 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, 74.9 × 52.1 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis This work, painted by Pablo Picasso when he was just 20 years old, features a mother who…

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San Pablo (1598-1600)

El Greco (1541-1614) San Pablo (St. Paul) 1598–1600 Oil on canvas, 69.9 x 55.9 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Distinguished by his sword, the Christian apostle Paul holds a folded paper between the tips of his fingers. Its Greek…

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San Francisco contemplando una calavera (c.1635)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco contemplando una calavera (St. Francis Contemplating a Skull) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 30.5 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis St. Francis of Assisi was a 13th-century Christian friar and preacher famous for…

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José Ortega y Gasset

(1883–1955) Works: • España invertebrada: Bosquejo de algunos pensamientos históricos (Spanish) • Meditaciones del Quijote (Spanish) Born May 9 1883 Madrid (España) Died October 18 1955 Madrid (España) Occupation Deputy Literary critic Occupation Philosopher Writer

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Retrato de Luis Buñuel (1924)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Retrato de Luis Buñuel (Portrait of Luis Buñuel) 1924 Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid See also: • Buñuel, Luis (1900-1983)

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Autorretrato cubista (1923)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Autorretrato cubista (Cubist Self-portrait) 1923 Oil and collage on cardboard glued to wood, 104 x 75 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid

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