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The Birth of the Virgin

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:54:40 +0000

Baroque painting of the scene of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, painted by Mateo Gilarte (1651). It was part of a series of twelve canvases on the life of the Virgin, commissioned by the Congregation of the Knights of the Assumption of Murcia (a noble brotherhood) for their chapel in the Jesuit Church of San Esteban. Eight of them are preserved, belonging to the Prado Museum and deposited in various museums and institutions in Murcia, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Huesca, Gerona and Barcelona.

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Velázquez: a brilliant painter in the service of Philip IV

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:53:49 +0000

Videoclips in which Velázquez’s pictorial career is dealt with very briefly. It also summarises another longer documentary on his life and work in the RNE Documentos collection, to which we refer to https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/documentos-rne/documentos-rne-velazquez-pintor-genial-servicio-felipe-iv-08-12-18/4878613/. Special mention is made of his life and his relationship with the Court and the King, the support of the Monarch and the role played by the painter in creating an image of the Monarchy and power.

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Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando conserves an exceptional heritage consisting of more than 1,500 paintings, 1,500 sculptures, 15,300 drawings, 35,000 prints, 2,000 photographs, as well as furniture, silver and goldsmith objects, porcelain, ceramics and other decorative arts. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts aims to “promote artistic creativity, as well as the study, dissemination and protection of the arts and cultural heritage, particularly painting, sculpture, architecture, music and the new image arts”.

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Museum of Fine Arts of Seville

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

The Seville Museum of Fine Arts was founded as the “Museum of Paintings” by Royal Decree on 16 September 1835, with works from convents and monasteries confiscated by the liberal government of Mendizábal. This art gallery is considered to be one of the most important in Spain and through this interactive virtual tour we can easily and quickly access a large part of its permanent exhibitions of religious-themed paintings, mostly belonging to the Baroque style. It also has important works by Francisco Pacheco, Zurbarán and Murillo.
The building where the museum is located dates back to the beginning of the 17th century, built on the ancient remains of a Mudejar building, the design of which is attributed to the architect Juan de Oviedo.

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Masters of the Baroque

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

The Seville Museum of Fine Arts was founded as the “Museum of Paintings” by Royal Decree on 16 September 1835, with works from convents and monasteries confiscated by the liberal government of Mendizábal. This art gallery is considered one of the most important in Spain and through this interactive virtual tour we can access in a comfortable and quick way to a large part of its permanent exhibitions on religious-themed paintings, mostly belonging to the Baroque style as a concept of life and at the same time expression of art. The following resource provides a digital presentation of the Baroque masters, highlighting well-known works by Francisco Pacheco, Zurbarán and Murillo.

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The 18th century in Aragon

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (GEA) was first published in 1981, directed by Eloy Fernández Clemente. At the end of 2002, the digitalisation of its contents began and in 2003 the first version of the GEA Online was launched, with the collaboration of the Departments of Education and Science and Technology of the Government of Aragon. We access here to the History section of the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (GEA) online, to focus on the political, social, economic and cultural characteristics of the 18th century in Aragon. The topics are organised into blocks, some of them being: the Bourbons and the War of Succession, the promulgation of the Nueva Planta Treaties, the emergence of the Aragonese party around the figure of the Count of Aranda, the Aragonese Enlightenment, Baroque art, the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the nobility or the life of the most disadvantaged. In addition, the encyclopaedia contains some didactic sections such as revision tests, timelines, etc.

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Gallery of Art

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

The Web Gallery of Art is a project that is not related to any museum or art institution, and is not financially supported by corporate sponsors. However, it does have the support and advice of professionals in the discipline. The website is a virtual museum and searchable database of European fine art covering a chronology spanning a time span from the 3rd to the 19th centuries. This initiative was launched in 1996 as a Renaissance art news site with the intention of presenting this art in the most complete way possible. Gradually, the website began to incorporate, on the one hand, Paleochristian and pre-Romanesque art, and, on the other hand, it began to include works belonging to the Baroque period, and recently it has included 19th century art. The layout of the website shows different sections of the decorative and architectural arts that enhance the user experience with guided tours that help to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different works and artists. At the same time, the collection responds to the need of visitors to find a site where they can access diverse information on Art and History together with the corresponding pictorial illustrations. It is thus a searchable database complemented by a glossary containing articles on artistic terms, relevant historical events, important figures, cities and museums. Ultimately, the Web Gallery of Art is intended to be a free resource and educational tool in art history primarily for students and professionals in the academic world.

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Music in the Modern Age: Francisco Guerrero

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

Agrega 2 is a project developed between the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Red.es and the Autonomous Communities. It is a repository of educational content that can be found organised according to the content curriculum in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate and can be stored and used online. The centralisation covers a wide range of topics. In this case, the chosen theme is the music of the Modern Age around characteristic figures of the period such as the Sevillian composer Francisco Guerrero or Cristóbal Morales. It also discusses Baroque and secular music, highlighting the fundamental role of the organ as a key instrument in the field of composition. The website acts as an editable resource where you can complete small exercises and notes that highlight the highlights.

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Collection “Cartes” (Maps) from the digital repository “Gallica” of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF), France section, 17th century

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:17 +0000

Collection “Cartes” (Maps) from the digital repository “Gallica” of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF), France section, 17th century

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Kunsthistorisches Museum of Art History. Colections.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

The Vienna Museum of Art History opened its doors in 1891 and was inaugurated by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary. Much of its collection comes from the House of Habsburg. Its collection of Renaissance and Baroque musical instruments is considered the most important in the world. It also houses a large number of paintings by Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Titian. There are also important paintings by Velázquez, Rubens, Vermeer, Bosch and Arcimboldo, as well as the Saltcellar of Francis I of France by Benvenuto Cellini and a very large numismatic collection. The search in the catalogue can be filtered using a timeline or by selecting the type of object, medium, material, period, personality to which the object represents or is linked, and in alphabetical order.

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