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about 1655

probably about 1640-1750

A complete tour of 'C C Land: The Wonder of Art'. From Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 11 am - 12.30 pm. Tickets from £20.

1635-9

Guided collection tours. Friday, 9 May 2025. Tickets from £20.

The Escorial is an austere complex of buildings thirty-one miles north-west of Madrid. It was the conception of King Philip II of Spain (1556 - 1598) and includes a convent, a church, a palace, a library and a mausoleum for the Spanish monarchy.

This is an art historians' label used to refer to a group of artists or paintings of the same geographical origin, and with stylistic similarities. For example, painters described as of the Paduan School are those who worked in or near the Italia...

The United Provinces were the regions of the northern Netherlands which joined together as a republic at the outset of the 17th century, chiefly because of their united opposition to Spanish rule. The republic they formed, which was essentially co...

A full extract from the National Gallery's scholarly catalogue.

A full extract from the National Gallery's scholarly catalogue.