Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El ciego de la guitarra (The Blind Guitarist) 1778 Oil on canvas, 260 x 311 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The central motif of this work is the blind singer who travels to cities and towns, spreading…
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…
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…
(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…
(1887–1927) José Victoriano González-Pérez The artist’s works: Hommage à Pablo 1912 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Homme dans un café 1912 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Bodegón 1913 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Cartes à jouer et verre de bière 1913 Columbus Museum of…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome with the Head of John the Baptist) 1609 Oil on canvas, 116 x 140 cm Palacio Real, Madrid
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Caravaggio (1571-1610) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1598–1599 Oil on canvas, 173 x 133 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a strikingly…
Established: 1992 Location: Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid Website: https://www.museothyssen.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also:…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David and Goliath) c.1600 Oil on canvas, 110.4 x 91.3 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Compared with the many other treatments of this well-known biblical episode, the scene depicted in the Prado picture is…