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Cloister of the Monastery of St John of Duero: Romanesque cloister attached to the church that has Oriental influences. It is a cloister with a quadrangular structure with an open ceiling. The arcades at three of the four corners are chamfered. Mudejar doors were placed in these corners under pointed horseshoe arches, and the doorway… Continue reading
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Spanish Painters of the 19th century: José Villegas Cordero. Ladies in a Garden. The Slipper Merchant. Siesta. ARC considers this painting by Jose Villegas Y Cordero to be one of the finest orientalist paintings we’ve ever seen and it readily rivals some of the most famous works by Jean Leon Gerome, Karl Frederick Lewis, Frederick… Continue reading
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castelnou: david sculpture by michelangelo buonarroti firenze (italia) September 8, 1504: David was revealed to the world On the day dedicated to the nativity of the Madonna, my David was inaugurated, positioned on the arengario of Palazzo Vecchio.It seemed like a day like any other but when the cloth covering it fell, the square exploded… Continue reading
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On February 1st, 850, the King Ramiro I died. He inherited the crown from his relative Alphonse II the Chaste, who died without offspring. He had to face Vikings’ attacks and tried to repopulate the city of León. During his reing, the famous and legendary battle of Clavijo took place. During his reign, two famous… Continue reading
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Yesterday was the anniversary of Antonia Minor’s birthday, the daughter of Marcus Antonius and Octavia. She was born on this day in 36 BC. She never got to know her father as he divorced her mother in 32 BC and committed suicide in 30 BC. Antonia Minor married Drusus (dead in 9BC) afterwards. They fathered… Continue reading
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Only expert hands can execute with such delicacy and finesse, the construction that we can still contemplate at the Monastery of San Andrés de Arroyo (Palencia), already classified as Spanish Cultural Heritage. Continue reading
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Museo Nacional del Prado (@museoprado) on Dec 17, 2019 at 2:56am PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js La Nevada o El Invierno. Francisco de Goya. 1786. Foto del cuadro después de la restauración. Continue reading