This is the last post by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on the jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘ Wealthy, young and beautiful, she drew the rich and powerful to her like moths…
Earlier this year, when I read in the local press that Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado was coming to Brisbane, I was taken back to the days of my childhood in…
This is the second last post by Brisbane Jeweller, Barbara Heath focusing on the jewellery in ’Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado‘. Vicente López Portaña’s technical skill and precise depictions made him a favourite painter to…
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…
