Allegory of the Hispanic Monarchy depicted in the Casón del Buen Retiro by Luca Giordano
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Image of the Roman-style armour given to Philip II by Guibaldo delle Rovere
Image of the vault of the Hall of Kingdoms where scenes from military history and the Thirty Years’ War are depicted from the perspective of the Spanish Monarchy
Engraving of the view of the Alcázar of Madrid from the Casa de Campo
View of the Buen Retiro Palace, which was ordered to be built around 1634, among other reasons, as a venue for the new courtly pomp and circumstance favoured by the Count-Duke of Olivares.
Peasant eating beans in an interior. Work by Annibale Carraci
Representation of the recovery of Bahía de Todos los Santos, a work that forms part, along with others, of the commemoration of a series of land and naval victories that smiled on the armies of the Hispanic Monarchy during the first period of the Thirty Years’ War (1621-30). These canvases were intended for the Salón de Reinos at the Buen Retiro Palace.
Peasant festival where the whole village is celebrating outside the village
Representation of the Surrender of Breda, a work that forms part, along with others, of the commemoration of a series of land and naval victories that were won by the armies of the Hispanic Monarchy during the first period of the Thirty Years’ War (1621-30). These canvases were intended for the Salón de Reinos at the Buen Retiro Palace.
Engraving by Goya alluding to the social importance of tailors that went unnoticed
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