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1526
Nave of the Granada Cathedral
Nave of the Granada Cathedral by Diego Siloe, who was a Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor, progenitor of the Granadan school of sculpture. Granada's cathedral has a rectangular base due to its five naves that completely cover the cross.. All of the five naves are staggered in height, the central one being the larges.
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1530
Saint Dominic in Soriano
Saint Dominic in Soriano was a portrait of Saint Dominic which was from 1530 an important artefact in the Dominican friary at Soriano Calabro in southern Italy. Painted by Francisco de Zurbarán, who known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. It was believed to be of miraculous origin, and to inspire miracles.
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1555
Regalia of Spain
The corona tumular, the royal crown and sceptre are on permanent public display for the first time ever in the so-called Crown Room at the Royal Palace of Madrid. The jewels exhibited solemnly in the royal proclamations and other collections traditionally linked to the Spanish Crown, such as the Treasure of the Dauphin.
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1558
High Altar of the Astorga Cathedral
Gaspar Becerra was a Spanish painter and sculptor who created the High altar of the Astorga Cathedral in 1558. He also painted altar-pieces for several of the churches, most of which have been destroyed. His fame as a sculptor almost surpassed that as a painter.
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1558
Memories of Catalonia
Memories of Catalonia (1558) by Lluís Rigalt i Farriols who was a Catalonian landscape painter and graphic artist. The precise line and careful handling of the light are characteristic of his views, in which he depicted some of the most outstanding landscapes of Catalonia, Spain.
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1565
Magnificat Primi Toni (Music)
Magnificat Primi Toni (1565) by Tomás Luis de Victoria. Tomás Luis de Victoria was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation. Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5meBw5Tcnyo -
1569
La Araucana (Poem)
La Araucana is an epic poem about the Spanish Conquest of Chile by Alonso de Ercilla. It was considered the national epic of the Captaincy General of Chile La Araucana consists of 37 cantos that are distributed across the poem's three parts. The first part was published in 1569.
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1575
Piedad de Medina del Campo
Piedad de Medina del Campo (1575). Juan de Juni was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect. -
Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
El Escorial is a historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and school. Built between 1563 and 1584 by order of King Philip II (who reigned 1556–1598), El Escorial is the largest Renaissance building in the world. Retrieved from: https://el-escorial.com/ -
View of Toledo
View of Toledo (c. 1596–1600, oil on canvas, 47.75 × 42.75 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) is one of the two surviving landscapes of Toledo painted by El Greco. -
Still Life with Game Fowl, Vegetables and Fruits
Still Life with Game Fowl, Vegetables and Fruits, 1602, by Juan Sánchez Cotán who was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pioneer of realism in Spain. Located in the Museo del Prado Madrid. Sánchez Cotán established the prototype of the Spanish still life, called a bodegón, composed mainly of vegetables. https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/still-life-with-game-vegetables-and-fruit/91dfc698-786f-4680-ad73-3841988e7f4d -
Cristo de la Clemencía
Cristo de la Clemencía, detail; commissioned in 1603, Cathedral sacristy, Seville. Juan Martínez Montañés was a Spanish sculptor, born at Alcalá la Real, in the province of Jaén. He was one of the most important figures of the Sevillian school of sculpture.
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote, is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled as the first modern novel and is considered one of the greatest works ever written. Retrieved from: http://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/202104/23/quixote-challenge-translators-20210423100039-v.html -
Plaza Mayor, Madrid
The Plaza Mayor (English: Main Square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid, It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III. -
In ictu oculi by Juan de Valdés Leal
In ictu oculi ("In the blink of an eye"), (1634). a vanitas by Juan de Valdés Leal. Located in the Hospital de la Caridad in Seville, Spain. Retrieved from: https://www.losmusicosdesualteza.com/ -
The Defense of Cádiz against the English
The Defense of Cádiz against the English, 1634, is an oil on canvas painting by Francisco de Zurbarán, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It shows the Spanish preparing their defenses just before the arrival of Edward Cecil's Cádiz expedition of 1625. Retrieved from: https://web.archive.org/web/20080325065423/http://www.artehistoria.jcyl.es/genios/cuadros/869.htm -
Las Meninas
Las Meninas (1656, English: The Maids of Honour) by Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas has long been recognized as one of the most important paintings in Western art history. Las Meninas is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. -
Palace of Charles V
The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, located on the top of the hill of the Assabica, inside the Nasrid fortification of the Alhambra. The structure was commanded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who wished to establish his residence close to the Alhambra palaces. Retrieved from: https://web.archive.org/web/20161019020400/http://www.alhambra.org/eng/index.asp?secc=%2Falhambra%2Falhambras_guide%2Fcarlos_v_palace -
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an oil on canvas painting executed c.1665 by the Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo which is now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. It depicts the Holy Family, attended by two Cupids, resting during a flight to safety.
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El Transparente of the Cathedral of Toledo
El Transparente is a Baroque altarpiece in the ambulatory of the Cathedral of Toledo. Its name refers to the unique illumination provided by a large skylight cut very high up into the thick wall across the ambulatory. Toledo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Toledo, Spain.
https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tome/transpar.html