Tag: Madrid

Lavanda dei piedi (1548-1549)

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Lavanda dei piedi (Washing of the Feet) 1548–1549 Oil on canvas, 210 x 533 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This scene from the New Testament (John 13, 1-20) shows the moment just before the Last Supper, when…

Garzia de’ Medici (c.1550)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Garzia de’ Medici c.1550 Oil on panel, 48 x 38 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait of García de’ Medici (1547–1562), third son of Cosimo de’ Medici and Leonor de Toledo, is an excellent example of the…

El Rastro (1915)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) El Rastro 1915 Oil on canvas, 27.5 × 38.5 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City See also: • El Rastro (Madrid) | Gómez de la Serna, Ramón (1888-1963)

Cabeza de venado (1626-1636)

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…

Felipe IV, orante (c.1655)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV, orante (Philip IV in prayer) c.1655 Oil on canvas, 209 x 147 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This pair of portraits (P001220 and P001222) combines several aspects of Spanish portraiture of the Baroque period. In…

Felipe IV (c.1653)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV (Philip IV) c.1653 Oil on canvas, 69.3 x 56.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This image can be identified as that of a king and as a portrait of Philip IV on the basis of…

Felipe IV, cazador (1632-1634)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV, cazador (Philip IV in Hunting Dress) 1632–1634 Oil on canvas, 189 x 124 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Between 1635 and 1637, important additions were made to the Torre de la Parada, the king’s hunting…

Felipe IV, a caballo (c.1635)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV, a caballo (Philip IV on horseback) c.1635 Oil on canvas, 303 x 317 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Of the equestrian portraits painted for the Hall of Realms, this is the only one with a…

Felipe IV (1626-1628)

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…