Tag: Velázquez

Cristo en la cruz (1631)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Cristo en la cruz (Christ on the Cross) 1631 Oil on canvas, 100 x 57 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Unlike the Christ Crucified (P1161) from the convent of San Plácido, whose authorship and extraordinary merits are…

La fragua de Vulcano (1630)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La fragua de Vulcano (The Forge of Vulcan) 1630 Oil on canvas, 223 x 290 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A figure suddenly appears on the left in a forge where various blacksmiths are working, dressed in…

Los borrachos (1628-1629)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Los borrachos, o El triunfo de Baco (The Drunkards, or The Triumph of Bacchus) 1628–1629 Oil on canvas, 165 x 225 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Documentation of payment received by Velázquez in July 1629 for an…

Las Meninas (1656)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las Meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV (Las meninas or The Family of Philip IV) 1656 Oil on canvas, 320.5 x 281.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is one of Velázquez‘s largest paintings and among…

Wallace Collection (London)

Established: 1897 Location: Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN Website: https://www.wallacecollection.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…

Homer

(fl.9th or 8th century BC) Ὅμηρος Works: • Ιλιάδα (Greek) ◊ L’Iliade (French) ◊ The Iliad (English) • Ομήρου Οδύσσεια Τόμος Α (Greek) • Ομήρου Οδύσσεια Τόμος Β (Greek) • Ομήρου Οδύσσεια Τόμος Γ (Greek) • Ομήρου Οδύσσεια Τόμος Δ (Greek) ◊ L’Odyssée (French) ◊ The Odyssey (English) Homer…

Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia (Valencia)

Founded: 1837 Location: C/ San Pío V, nº 9, 46010 Valencia Website: https://museobellasartesvalencia.gva.es/es/inicio Collection: • Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516): Arrest of Jesus (c.1510-20) • Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516): Crowning with Thorns (c.1510-20) • Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516): Flagellation of Jesus (c.1510-20) • Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516): Passion…

Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)

Opened: 1906 Location: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György út 41, Hungary Website: https://www.mfab.hu/ 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:…

Margarita Teresa de Austria (Holy Roman Empress)

(1651–1673) Holy Roman Empress (1666–1673) Queen of Germany (1666–1673) Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1666–1673) Archduchess consort of Austria (1666–1673) Margarita Teresa in Art: Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Omaggio a Velázquez c.1692–1700 National Gallery, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Infanta Margarita Teresa…

Felipe IV (España)

(1605–1665) King of Spain (1621–1665) King of Portugal (1621–1640) Felipe IV in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Felipe IV 1623 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660)…