Spain Collection (page 17)

Chronicle of the Kings of Castile by Pedro Lopez de Ayala, beginning of the story of King John I of Castile with an engraving of himself

St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Spanish writer and religious

Miguel Baez Quintero (Litri) (1869-1932), Spanish bullfighter

Complete Guitar Method by Fernando Sor, published in Paris in 1831

Jose Cadalso (1741-1782), Spanish miltary and writer

Serafin y Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, (1871-1938) (1873-1944). Spanish writers

Enrique Prat de la Riba, (Castelltersol, 1870-Barcelona, 1917), lawyer and politician, in 1892 he was secretary of the assembly that drafted the Bases de Manresa

Libro de los juegos, ajedrez, dados y tablas (Book of games, chess, dice and tables by Alphonse X the Wise, page with a chess illustration

Cantigas of Santa Maria Cantiga I, Alfonso X the Wise (1221-1284)

Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909), Spanish guitarist and composer

Mestizo, mixed birth from Cambuso Chinese and Loba Indian, 18th century Mexican painting in the Museum of America in Madrid

Construction of the first Christian church in San Miguel de Piura (Peru), city founded by Pizarro in 1532 and the battle that Hernando de Soto had with the Indians, engraving, 1726

View of the Gasparini Room in the Royal Palace of Madrid, held in tribute to Italian composer Francesco Gasparini

Castas, from castizo and mestiza: chamizo (Mixed races in Spanish America). Family around the fathers job, as a twister or cigar maker, who rolls cigars in a tray

Los Caprichos, series of etchings by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), plate 24: No hubo remedio (There was no help), first edition, 1799

Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany) by Bartolome Bermejo

The Odalisque, 1861, oil by Maria Fortuny

Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss. Ms. y su Rl. familia el dia 8 de enero de 1793 en el qual fue Dn. Vicente Lunardi y cayo a las 2 de la tarde …, pub. 1793 (engraving)

Church in the town square, Los Cristianos, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007

Bellver Castle, Palma, Majorca, Spain. Built for James II of Mallorca by Pere Salva, Bellver Castle was completed in 1310. It is unique amongst Spanish castles in that it is entirely circular

Noli me tangere, after 1640. Found in the Collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Olympus: The Fall of the Giants. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Ferdinand I of Leon and Castile, 1855. Artist: Maffei Rosal, Antonio (1817-1868)
Ferdinand I of Leon and Castile, 1855. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Witches Sabbath, 1797-1798. Artist: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
Witches Sabbath, 1797-1798. Found in the collection of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

Escapando de la critica (Escaping Criticism), 1874. Found in the collection of Banco de Espana

Caravan on the Silk Road. Detail from the Catalan Atlas. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Heilige Familie, (The Holy Family), c1590, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Heilige Familie, (The Holy Family), c1590, (1938). From El Greco. Virgin Mary holding Christ child on her lap as Joseph offers a bowl of fruit. They are joined by Mary Magdalen

Storming of St. Sebastian, August 31, 1813, 1909. Artist: Thomas Sutherland
Storming of St. Sebastian, August 31, 1813, 1909. In the Siege of San Sebastian (7 July - 8 September 1813) Allied forces under the command of Arthur Wellesley

The injured Mason, 1786-1787 (1939). Artist: Francisco Goya
The injured Mason, 1786-1787 (1939). Two workers carry another, who has been wounded in a work accident. The scaffolding in the background reveals the underlying subject as workersś safety

Marquise de Merito, c1916. Artist: Ignacio Zuloaga
Marquise de Merito, c1916. From The Studio Volume 117. [The Offices of the Studio, London, New York, 1939.]

The blessing of the Spanish troops, (1890s), 1920s
The blessing of the Spanish troops. The troops were blessed before going into war. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

The Torment of Hatuey, (16th century), 1920s
In 1511, Diego Velazquez set out from Hispaniola to conquer the island of Caobana (Cuba). He was preceded, however, by Hatuey

Federico Capdevila, (1844-1898), 1920s
Federico Capdevila, was Catalonian and defended students in the council of war held in November 1871, asking for their acquittal and reproving the conduct of the volunteers

Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines, Spanish-American War, 1898. The battle, the first major engagement of the war, resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Pacific Squadron by the US Navys Asiatic

5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812
5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, Battle of Salamanca, Spain, 22nd July 1812. The Battle of Salamanca was an important victory in the Peninsular War for an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of

Christopher Columbus before the Council at Salamanca, Spain, 1487. Columbus (1451-1506) making an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the council appointed by King Ferdinand II of Spain to fund his

Ballets Russes in Seville, Spain, 1916. The Ballets Russes was a famous itinerant ballet company founded by Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) in Paris in 1909

Do not shout you idiot, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Do not shout you idiot, 1799. Published in Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

The Toilet of Venus ( The Rokeby Venus ), 1647-1651. Artist: Diego Velazquez
The Toilet of Venus ( The Rokeby Venus ), 1647-1651. Venus, the goddess of love, was the most beautiful of the goddesses, and was regarded as a personification of female beauty

Roman Mosaic of Horseman hunting a leopard, Merida, Spain, c2nd-3rd century

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes (1485-1547) landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men, he succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Plate XIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

The Guitar Player, 1926. Creator: Juan Gris
The Guitar Player, 1926

Empress Eugenie on Horseback, 1853-1876. Creator: Carl Fredrik Kioerboe
Empress Eugenie on Horseback, 1853-1876

Portrait of King Charles III of Spain, 1765-1766. Creator: Anton Raphael Mengs
Portrait of King Charles III of Spain, 1765-1766

The Holy Ghost, Angels and the Virgin with Saints Mark, Stanislau Kostka... 1703-1802
The Holy Ghost, Angels and the Virgin with Saints Mark, Stanislau Kostka (Holding the Child), Aloysius Gonzaga and Francesco Borgia, 1703-1802

Onuphrius the Hermit, 1637-1764. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera
Onuphrius the Hermit, 1637-1764

"Mi Suen~o, " Herbert Coppell house, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California, 1917. House Architecture: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue, built 1916; Carlton Monroe Winslow

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