A typical 17th century piece of clothing used as a gift between Courts for which amber or herbs were used to perfume them
A typical 17th century piece of clothing used as a gift between Courts for which amber or herbs were used to perfume them
Piece of historical costume from the 17th century
Representation of social reality in a couple’s early marital scenes
Representation of hunting techniques in the 18th century
Hunting scene painted by Goya as an example of the social reality of the 18th century
Representation of social recreation reflected through the majos painted by Goya
Goya’s playful depiction of 18th century society
Representation of social reality through the recreation of an episode of conflict between muleteers and rickshaw pullers
Representation of a masked ball held, probably, at the Teatro del Príncipe in Madrid, painted by Luis Paret and Alcázar around 1767.
The image shows the layout of one of the twelve reverberatory furnaces for quicksilver metallurgy that were built in the Calle de Santa Ana of the Real de minas de Azogue de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción in New Spain. These furnaces were made on the outside of brick and lime, to resist water, and on the inside of brick and clay, to preserve the fire. The picture explains how they worked.