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El ritual del nacimiento en la corte de los AustriasMotherhood, which stands at a disciplinary crossroads, has become a historiographic subject in its own right. It has gone from being viewed as an exclusively biological circumstance to being considered…
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El coleccionismo de pintura en Madrid durante el siglo XIX
This book examines the private collecting of painting in Madrid during the nineteenth century and the mercantile structure that underpinned it. The author analyses more than 140 private collections and…
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Ribera. Art of Violence
The Spanish Baroque painter, draughtsman and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652), has long been celebrated for his depictions of human suffering: flayed skin, pierced flesh, twisted expressions and contorted bodies.…
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Son of the Laocoön
Alonso Berruguete and Pagan AntiquityAlonso Berruguete (c. 1489–1561), the first Spanish Renaissance sculptor, spent a fruitful stint in Italy, where he came into contact with Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante and was influenced by their…
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Velázquez: su mundo y el nuestro. Estudios dispersos
This book studies the life, work and significance of Velázquez through a broad variety of approaches and themes ranging from the first stage of his career and the problems of…
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Dibujos de Luis Paret y Alcázar (1746-1799)
Luis Paret y Alcázar (1746‒1799) is one of the most interesting figures on Spain’s eighteenth-century art scene. A scholarly artist who led an eventful life, even today he is denied…
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Dibujos de Rosario Weiss (1814-1843)
Several aspects of the life and artistic career of Rosario Weiss (1814‒1843) set her apart from other Spanish artists of her day. During her childhood and adolescence, she lived with…
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El Greco Comes to America
The Discovery of a Modern Old MasterThis book celebrates the superlative examples of El Greco’s work in American collections. The artist’s idiosyncratic style emanated a kind of modernism that resonated with collectors in the New World, resulting in American…
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Zurbarán. Jacob and His Twelve Sons
Paintings from Auckland CastleFrancisco de Zurbarán (1598‒1664) spent most of his artistic career in Seville, where he produced a series of thirteen life-sized characters from Genesis: Jacob and His Twelve Sons. Although it…