Tag: España

Antonio de La Gandara

(1861–1917) Antoine Henri Pierre de La Gandara The artist’s works: Femme assise 1894 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Étude de femme 1895 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Madame Pierre Gautreau 1897 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston Born December 16 1861 Paris (France) Died June…

Carlos IV (España)

(1748–1819) King of Spain (1788–1808) Carlos IV in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La familia de Carlos IV 1800 Museo del Prado, Madrid     See also: • España | Goya, Francisco de | María Luisa de Parma | Monarchs | Spanish Monarchs

Morte della Vergine (c.1462)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Morte della Vergine (Death of the Virgin) c.1462 Oil on wood, 54.5 x 42 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Virgin Mary lies on her deathbed, surrounded by eleven Apostles. Through the window, the Borgo di San Giorgio and…

The Triumph of Death (1562-1563)

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Triumph of Death 1562–1563 Oil on panel, 117 x 162 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In this moral work, the triumph of Death over mundane things is symbolized by a large army of skeletons razing…

Margarita Teresa de Austria (Holy Roman Empress)

(1651–1673) Holy Roman Empress (1666–1673) Queen of Germany (1666–1673) Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1666–1673) Archduchess consort of Austria (1666–1673) Margarita Teresa in Art: Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez c.1692–1700 National Gallery, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Infanta Margarita Teresa…

Felipe IV (España)

(1605–1665) King of Spain (1621–1665) King of Portugal (1621–1640) Felipe IV in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV 1623 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660)…

Francisco de Zurbarán

(1598–1664) The artist’s works: Santa Lucía c.1625–1630 National Gallery of Art, Washington La crucifixión 1627 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Nacimiento de la Virgen c.1627 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena La Inmaculada Concepción 1628–1630 Museo del Prado, Madrid San Serapio 1628 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford…

El Greco

(1541–1614) Doménikos Theotokópoulos Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος The artist’s works: Adoración del Nombre de Jesús late 1570s National Gallery, London Cristo expulsando a los mercaderes del templo c.1570–1575 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Pietà Early 1570s Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia La Anunciación c.1576 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Magdalena…