Tag: Madrid

Abramo e i tre angeli (c.1770)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Abramo e i tre angeli (Abraham and the three angels) c.1770 Oil on canvas, 196 x 151 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This painting presents an event mentioned in the book of Genesis (18, 1.19). Giambattista Tiepolo…

L’Olimpo, Trionfo di Venere (1761-1764)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Olimpo, o Trionfo di Venere (The Olympus or Triumph of Venus) 1761–1764 Oil on canvas, 87 x 61.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is a sketch for a no-longer extant painting on canvas intended to decorate…

The Building of the Tower of Babel (c.1595)

Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (1564-1638) The Building of the Tower of Babel c.1595 Oil on panel, 43.2 x 42.9 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Attributed to Peter Brueghel the Younger, this small panel, from the collections of the Palace of…

La plage de Trouville (c.1890)

Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) La plage de Trouville (The Beach at Trouville) c.1890 Oil on panel, 14.5 x 44 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid See also: • Trouville-sur-Mer (France)