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The Art of War. 1730 - 1740. Bronze. Room 093. The prime achievement of the Venetian sculptor Bertós was his Triumphs, virtuoso groups of cabinet sculptures formed by stylised figures intertwined in lively and complex compositions.
Request artworks available in our catalogue in digital format. The scene depicts a battle waged off the coast between two Dutch and two English ships. Several people watch from the small rocks in the immediate foreground. The scene is framed on the right by a cliff topped with buildings.
The sculpture represents the siege of the city of Zaragoza by the French troops during the Peninsular Wars (1808-14), with an old man wounded in combat and protected by his son. Inspired by classical sculpture, particularly in its composition, it presents a heroic nude and symbolises the concept of war. See work in timeline. Tags.
This version of the Mona Lisa (Louvre) was painted by one of Leonardo’s pupils. The fact that each pentimento, or change, in Leonardo’s original (to the bust, outline of the veil and position of the fingers) is repeated here suggests that the two works were created simultaneously.
The Defence of Cadiz against the English. 1634 - 1635. Oil on canvas. Room 009A. The event depicted is Cadiz’s defense from the attack of an English fleet of one hundred ships and ten thousand men commanded by sir Henry Cecil, Viscount of Wimbledon, which occurred on November 1, 1625.
Las Meninas. 1656. Oil on canvas. Room 012. This is one of Velázquez`s largest paintings and among those in which he made most effort to create a complex and credible composition that would convey a sense of life and reality while enclosing a dense network of meanings.
Grisaille, Oil on oak panel. Room 056A. The Garden of Earthly Delights is Bosch’s most complex and enigmatic creation. For Falkenburg the overall theme of The Garden of Earthly Delights is the fate of humanity, as in The Haywain (P02052), although Bosch visualizes this concept very differently and in a much more explicit manner in the centre ...
