Spain, France and England

Masterpieces of the Picture Gallery

One year before his death Velázquez created this portrait of the eight-year old Infanta as well as that of her little brother Philip Prosper (Inv.-No.
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Infantin Margarita Teresa (1651-1673) in blauem Kleid
A winged genius embodies "Vanitas", the reminder of the transience of all things mortal. Objects are arrayed before him in Baroque profusion as if in
Antonio de Pereda y Salgado
Allegorie der Vergänglichkeit
Gluck (1724-1787), who reformed the genre of opera by creating modern dramatic musical theatre, is presented in a staged, official setting at the
Joseph-Sifrède Duplessis
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
The subject is taken from the History of the Jewish War by Flavius Josephus (AD 37/38-100). Riding on his dapple grey, Titus, the son of the reigning
Nicolas Poussin
Zerstörung des Tempels in Jerusalem durch Titus
Philip Prosper (1657-1661), a son of King Philip IV, was a delicate and sickly child. The hope that was placed at that time in the sole heir to the
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Infant Philipp Prosper (1657-1661)
Margarita Teresa (1651-1673) was the first child of the marriage between King Philip IV and his second wife Mariana of Austria. Early on she was
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Infantin Margarita Teresa (1651-1673) in rosafarbenem Kleid
Elizabeth of Valois (1545-1568) was the daughter of King Henry II of France. As a result of the peace treaty signed between France and Spain in 1559,
Alonso Sánchez Coello
Isabella von Valois, Königin von Spanien (1546-1568)
The highly detailed, portrait-like depiction of the face (folds of skin, growth of beard and red eyes) requires the precise portraiture art of Jan van
Jean Fouquet
Der ferraresische Hofnarr Gonella
In the choice of motif and composition, the landscapes that the young Gainsborough painted in his home county of Suffolk owe an artistic debt to the
Thomas Gainsborough
Landschaft in Suffolk
      
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