
Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) arrived in Madrid with eight paintings paid for by Isabel Clara Eugenia, the aunt of King Philip IV of Spain. One...

Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577—1640) arrived in Madrid with eight paintings paid for by Isabel Clara Eugenia, the aunt of King Philip IV of Spain. One...

Against a deep red background, the Archduke Albert of Austria turns towards us with a direct but gentle gaze. His left hand is on the pommel of his sword but his pose is...