New releases
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A Spectacle for a Spanish Princess
The Festive Entry of Joanna of Castile into Brussels (1496)
After marrying Philip the Fair in Lier, Princess Joanna, Infanta of Castile, travelled to Brussels by herself and on the evening of 9 December 1496 she reached the outskirts of…
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Artistic Exchanges between Spain and Italy, 1516–1621: Orrente, Maíno, Tristán, Borgianni and Cavarozzi
The collection of the Spanish Gallery at Bishop Auckland boasts a significant group of paintings that shed light on the rich and diverse artistic exchanges between Spain and Italy around…
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Murillo’s True Portrait of the Holy King Ferdinand III in Context
In April 1671 Seville’s most celebrated artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) was permitted to open the tomb of the uncorrupted body of the medieval king, Ferdinand III of Castile and…
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Aby Warburg y Fritz Saxl descifran Las hilanderas
Out of all of Velázquez’s works, The Spinners and Las Meninas are those which have given rise to the most literature. The reason should be sought in their outstanding quality,…
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Dibujos de Manuel Salvador Carmona (1734-1820). Catálogo razonado
Manuel Salvador Carmona (1734–1820) was the most outstanding printmaker of Enlightenment Spain. From the time of his formative period in Paris as the first recipient of a travel grant from…
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Reina, madre y estadista
Mariana de Austria y el gobierno de España
When Philip IV of Spain died in 1665, his heir, Carlos II, was three years old. In addition to this looming dynastic crisis, decades of enormous military commitments had left…
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Visionarios románticos
Balke, Lucas, Hertervig
This exhibition catalogue brings together works by three Romantic artists: the Norwegians Peder Balke (1804–1887) and Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), and the Spaniard Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (1817–1870). Drawing a parallel between…
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Visionary Romantics
Balke, Lucas, Hertervig
This exhibition catalogue brings together works by three Romantic artists: the Norwegians Peder Balke (1804–1887) and Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), and the Spaniard Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (1817–1870). Drawing a parallel between…