Rubens - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:26:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Rubens - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Lerma https://historylab.es/equestrian-portrait-of-the-duke-of-lerma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=equestrian-portrait-of-the-duke-of-lerma Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:53 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/retrato-ecuestre-del-duque-de-lerma/ Power elites

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]]> Portrait by Rubens, the first equestrian portrait of a non-royal figure. Philip III’s valide appears as a statesman and warrior at the height of his powers, ready to defend the reputation of the Spanish Monarchy. It is a key portrait for understanding the pre-eminence of the court aristocracy during the Habsburg period. These equestrian portraits derive from Roman bronze statuary dedicated to emperors, which was taken up again in the Renaissance to pay homage to princes and condottieros.

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]]> Commented work: The Three Graces, by Rubens https://historylab.es/commented-work-the-three-graces-by-rubens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commented-work-the-three-graces-by-rubens Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:16 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/obra-comentada-las-tres-gracias-de-rubens/ Educational video commenting on Pedro Pablo Rubens' work "The Three Graces"

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]]> Within the collection of videos created by the Prado Museum “Audioguías infatiles Museo del Prado” there is a collection of videos explained for children of different works of the museum. On this occasion, the work commented on is the painting “The Three Graces” by Pedro Pablo Rubens. During the 1.34 minutes of the video, the animated representation of the Infanta Margarita from her portrait of Las Meninas by Velázquez explains the most relevant aspects of the work and its historical context.

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