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Aug 21, 2023 · The enigmatic allure of the Virgin Mary: From divine purity to unsettling symbolism, we explore the captivating myths and enduring appeal of the original Madonna.
María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba GE (28 March 1926 – 20 November 2014) was one of the most senior aristocrats in Spain, as well as the most titled aristocrat in the world, a record now held by Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli.
Penitent Mary Magdalene, 1625-26. Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most important and accomplished seventeenth-century Italian painters, was an iconic model of perseverance, resolve, and achievement despite the numerous obstacles she faced as a woman. Trained in Rome in the studio of her father, Orazio Gentileschi, a friend and follower of ...
Sep 22, 2021 · Velázquez and Teresa of Ávila: The Lord Among Pots and Pans. by Charles Scribner III September 22, 2021. One of Velázquez’s most enigmatic religious paintings, dating from his early Seville period, is also a bodegón, a secular representation of everyday life: the so-called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (1618, London, National ...
Highlights include masterpieces of Dutch, Flemish, German, Italian, and Spanish painting, such as Francisco de Goya’s The Duchess of Alba in White and Leandro Bassano’s recently conserved Forge of Vulcan.
Analysis. This is one of the most important works in the artistic production of Murillo, who based himself on models of daily life in Andalusia to create the painting. Apart from the presence of angels and the halo of the Virgin, there is no other clue showing that this is a painting with a religious theme. The figure of the Virgin Mary is at ...
The Black Duchess (also Mourning Portrait of the Duchess of Alba or simply Portrait of the Duchess of Alba) is a 1797 oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The subject of the painting is María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, then 35 years old.
