
This magnificent painting from the year 1627 once belonged to Diego Mexía Felípez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés, in whose collection it was inventoried in 1655. This...

This magnificent painting from the year 1627 once belonged to Diego Mexía Felípez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés, in whose collection it was inventoried in 1655. This...

Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena (1845—1915) was a Spanish genre and portrait painter, also known for his friendship with the German composer Richard Wagner. Rogelio de...

In Raimundo de Madrazo’s (1841—1920) prolific production, most of which was executed in Paris, where he settled when very young, his paintings featuring his favourite...

“The long black nights, when the moon hides her face, when the stars are afraid, are not so black. The silence that dwells in the forest is not so black. There is...

Francisco Masriera y Manovens (1842—1902), an important Spanish genre painter was born in Barcelona in 1842. He was a pupil of Serra and worked often with his brother...

José Mirabent y Gatell (1831—1899) was a Spanish painter and decorator, professor at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, his hometown. He specialised in floral still...

Bernardino Montañés y Pérez (1825—1893) was an Aragonese painter, born in Zaragoza. In the 1850s he traveled to Italy, Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Prussia, Belgium and...
The curve of Venus’s body echoed in the beautiful satin fabric beneath her, which was originally more purple 💜 than grey 🩶 in tone. Cupid, her son, holds a mirror 🪞...

Why this is a religious painting? For 17th century Spanish viewers it’s obvious 🤔 Francisco de Zurbarán (1598—1664) creates a small and intimate painting, where...

The decoration of the Queen’s Casino (Casino de la Reina) in Madrid included the allegories of the different seasons of the year. ‘Allegory of Summer’ is the example of...

Lucifer was one of God´s favorite angels. He was expulsed from Heaven when he rebelled against His power. To represent the subject, Spanish painter Antonio María...

This portrait depicts the Queen of Spain outdoors, wearing a yellow silk gown with ample lace cuffs. A rich group of diamonds and rubies adorns her bosom and sleeves,...

In this 1725 portrait, the future Queen of Portugal Maria Ana Victoria of Bourbon wears a blue velvet dress with gold embroidery and reddish robes. The carnation in her...

With their touching cheeks and physical connection, the figures display the most tender and heartfelt gesture of love ♥️ The Virgin is seated on a stone bench holding...

Joan Brull (1863—1912) was a Catalan symbolist painter active in the late 19th century. He was born in Barcelona, Spain, and studied at the Escola de la Llotja, later in...

The Spanish Baroque painter Juan Fernández (active 1629—died 1657) was known as El Labrador owing to his preference for living in the country and coming only...

Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla (1863—1923) painted all aspects of the gardens at his Madrid home Between 1916 and 1920. Sorolla highlights the explosion of colour and...

This wedding portrait by Vicente López Portaña (1772—1850) depicts Ferdinand VII’s fourth and final wife, his niece Maria Cristina. The more than half-length likeness...

Daniel Hernández Morillo (1856—1932) a Peruvian student of itinerant Italian painter Leonardo Barbieri, left his homeland for Europe in 1874. Although Europe was in the...

Daniel Hernández Morillo (1856—1932) was a Spanish-Peruvian Academical painter who spent most of his life in Paris. He was born in Peru, studied for almost ten years in...