Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1639) San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo (Saint Francis supported by an Angel) c.1607 Oil on canvas, 126 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The subject of the angelic consolation of Saint Francis became popular in the second half of…
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Deux prophètes: Daniel et Habacuc (Two prophets: Daniel and Habakkuk) 2nd half of the 18th century Black pencil on paper, 155 x 188 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid During his stay in Naples in 1761, Fragonard copied a…
Correggio (c.1489-1534) Noli me tangere c.1525 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 130 x 103 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Antonio Correggio’s stay in Rome between 1518 and 1519 powerfully affected his late work, which reflects that of late Raphael and…
Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455) L’Annunciazione (The Annunciation) c.1426 Tempera on panel, 162.3 x 191.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This altarpiece was painted for the monastery of Santo Domenico in Fiesole, near Florence. The central panel shows the Archangel Gabriel’s Annunciation to…
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) The Siesta, or Pompeian Scene 1868 Oil on canvas, 130 x 369 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A domestic scene set in classical antiquity. An old man and a youth recline on divans while an attractive young woman…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Signature du contrat de mariage et danse à la campagne (Marriage Contract and Country Dance) c.1711 Oil on canvas, 47 × 55 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Known as a painter of “fêtes galantes”, Watteau combines a depiction of…
(1883–1955) Works: • España invertebrada: Bosquejo de algunos pensamientos históricos (Spanish) • Meditaciones del Quijote (Spanish) Born May 9 1883 Madrid (España) Died October 18 1955 Madrid (España) Occupation Deputy Literary critic Occupation Philosopher Writer
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Figura en una finestra (Figure in a Window) 1925 Oil on papier-mâché, 105 x 74.5 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Retrato de Luis Buñuel (Portrait of Luis Buñuel) 1924 Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid See also: • Buñuel, Luis (1900-1983)
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Desnudo en el agua (Nude in the Water) c.1924 Oil on cardboard, 50.5 x 47 cm Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid