This is the fourth post by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on the jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘. Francisco de Goya’s portrait captures a small woman with a strong character — one can imagine…
This is the third post by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on the jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘. The poet, playwright and composer Tomás de Iriarte (1750–91) who appears to be around…
The entry of Napoleon’s troops into Spain in early 1808 began a tragic period in the country’s history, known in Spain as the War of Independence, and in English as the Peninsular War…
This is the second post by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on the jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘. ‘Margarita was born on 12 July 1651, the daughter of Philip IV and Mariana of…
This is the first of six posts by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘ currently on view at the Queensland Art Gallery. Barbara is giving a…
The ocean of imagery in which we are all immersed makes it difficult to appreciate the power that resided (and continues to) in the painted (and sculpted) image during the sixteenth and seventeenth…
