Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV (Philip IV) 1623 Oil on canvas, 198 x 101.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid We see King Philip IV of Spain (r. 1621-1665) when he was around twenty years old in an austere image filled…
Felipe IV (1623)
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Adoración de los Reyes Magos (1619)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Adoración de los Reyes Magos (Adoration of the Magi) 1619 Oil on canvas, 203 x 125 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Painted in Seville in 1619, The Adoration of the Magi is the largest of Velázquez‘s early…
Retrato de hombre (c.1623)
Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de hombre (Portrait of a Man) c.1623 Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 38 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The pragmatic of January 1623 that dictated a new dress code and has since been used to date…
Silvana Mangano
(1930–1989) Filmography as Actress: Edipo re 1967 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti Morte a Venezia 1971 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Silvana Mangano Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger,…
Ana Torrent
(1966) Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis Filmography as Actress: The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson Born July 12 1966 Madrid (España) Occupation Actress
Manuel Baqueiro
(1978) Manuel Baqueiro López de Sá Filmography as Actor: Amar en tiempos revueltos Season 1 (1936–1945) 2005–2006 Starring: Ana Turpin, Rodolfo Sancho Born April 20 1978 Madrid (España) Occupation Actor Lawyer
Judith at the banquet of Holofernes (1634)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Judith at the banquet of Holofernes 1634 Oil on canvas, 143 x 154.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In the past various authors have expressed their scepticism about the attribution of the painting to Rembrandt. However, the Rembrandt Research…
Santa Isabel de Portugal (c.1635)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Born as princess of Aragon in 1271, the daughter of Peter III “the Great” and grand-daughter of James I “the…
Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (1629)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Visión de san Pedro Nolasco (Vision of St. Peter Nolasco) 1629 Oil on canvas, 179 x 223 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Founder of the order of la Merced Calzada, the saint is depicted kneeling, leaning on…
El Salvador bendiciendo (1638)
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) El Salvador bendiciendo (The Saviour in Blessing) 1638 Oil on canvas, 100 x 72 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is the only example known to have been painted by Zurbarán of the medieval iconography of…