Art History
Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
Apr 20, 2023
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9 minutes read
"Las Meninas" is a famous painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Completed in 1656, it depicts a scene in the court of King Philip IV of Spain, with the king and queen reflected in a mirror in the background...
Art History
Diego Velázquez
Apr 20, 2023
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9 minutes read
Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter who lived from 1599 to 1660. He is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art and is best known for his portraits of the Spanish royal family...
Art History
Diego Velázquez: top 10 works of art
Sep 8, 2023
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15 minutes read
Therefore, my top 10, as well as many others in circulation, will necessarily be introduced by a brief presentation of the Spanish master, capable of bringing out his stylistic peculiarities, etc
Pop Culture
Spaniards are tired of the Las Meninas Street Sculptures coming back every year
Dec 16, 2022
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3 minutes read
Since 2018, the streets of Madrid have been full of sculptures in the shape of Las Meninas, a painting by the Baroque artist Diego de Velázquez (1656). Artist Antonio Azzato started the private event every year, where comedians, models, TV hosts, bullfighters, and other famous people paint a three-dimensional Menina.
Art History
The Great Masters of Portraiture: Italian, Dutch, Spanish, and English Traditions
Feb 4, 2025
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12 minutes read
Ah, the portrait! An art form that captures beauty, power, and personality, revealing who we were and who we aspired to be. From the elegance of the Italian Renaissance to the meticulous detail of Dutch Flemish painting, from the theatricality of Spain's Siglo de Oro to the social refinement of Neoclassical England, each tradition tells the story of an era and its dreams...
Art History
Top 10: masterpieces of Spanish painting
Aug 6, 2023
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14 minutes read
The history of Spanish painting can be told by referring to the most important periods, which marked its development and evolution, such as the Gothic, Mannerist, Golden Age and 20th century...
Art History
Peter Paul Rubens
Apr 27, 2023
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14 minutes read
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, and diplomat. He is considered one of the most important artists of his time and one of the most influential in European art history...
Art History
The remake of Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
Nov 11, 2021
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7 minutes read
Las Meninas by Velázquez, a Spanish masterpiece from the seventeenth-century, which has been reinterpreted by many famous painters, including Goya and Picasso, is still an object of investigation by artists from all over the world, such as those in our collection.
Art History
10 things you probably didn't know about Salvador Dali
Oct 15, 2020
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7 minutes read
Salvador Dali is undoubtedly one of the most eccentric artists of the past. He is well known for his striking and dreamlike canvases which greatly contributed to the success of the Surrealist movement, but his unique works of art are not the only thing to remember in the incredible life of this artist.
Art History
The most beautiful hairstyles of the Renaissance
Aug 26, 2023
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10 minutes read
Someone has them but wants to change their color, others want them shorter, those who no longer have them cry remembering them, or opt, now resigned, for the more classic carryover or hairpiece, what am I talking about?
Art History
Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya
Apr 7, 2023
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12 minutes read
"Saturn Devouring His Son" is a painting by Francisco Goya that is part of his series of murals known as the Black Paintings...
Art History
Artemisia Gentileschi
Mar 6, 2023
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18 minutes read
Artemisia Lomi, also called Artemisia Gentileschi, was an Italian Baroque painter who lived from 1593 to around 1656. Gentileschi is thought to be one of the best artists of the 1600s...
Art History
The history of the female nude in paintings
Dec 4, 2022
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28 minutes read
The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...