Those were the days!

Those were the days!
Those were the days!

Sunday, 2 September 2012

Neoclassical Sculpture

Antonio Canova.
Psyche revived by the kiss of Love.
The three graces.
Venus victorious. Portrait of Pauline Bonaparte.
Apollo crowing himself.
Orpheus


Portrait of Pius VII

La Cibeles fountain. Designed by Ventura Rodríguez. 


Monument to the Defence of Zaragoza. Prado Museum. José Álvarez Cubero. (Madrid)











Neoclassical Architecture

San Fernando Academy of Arts. (Madrid)



Pantheon. (Paris)

British Museum. London.

Brandenburg Gate. Berlin

Alcalá Gate. Sabatini (Madrid)
Prado Museum. Juan de Villanueva. (Madrid)
Astronomical Observatory. Juan de Villanueva. (Madrid)




Sunday, 26 August 2012

Rococó Sculpture

Edmé Bouchardon
Cupidus fashioning a bow after the club of Hercules 



Saturday, 25 August 2012

Rococó Painting

Antoine Watteau. (By Rosalba Carriera)

Dance delights.

Love Song.
Pilgrimage to Cythera.
Jean Honoré Fragonard. "Inspiration" (Self portrait.)
The swing. (Wallace Collection. London)
The swing. (Washington)


The Bathers.
Luis Paret. Self Portrait.


Carlos III eating in front of his Court.
Nicolas Lancret. Self Portrait.
Le Moulinet 










Rococó Architecture

Gasperini Hall. Royal Palace. Madrid.

Palace of La Granja. Segovia.


18th Century.

Felipe V

Fernando VI

Carlos III

Count of Aranda

Count of Floridablanca

Count of Campomanes

Marquis of Esquilache

Esquilache riots. The issue of the cloaks and the wide-brimmed hats.

Esquilache riots by Francisco de Goya. 
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos by Francisco de Goya.

Father Feijoo


Political Power

Low Chamber. "Congreso de los Diputados"

High Chamber. "Senado"

Spanish Constitution. 1978. (First book)

Spanish Constitution. 1978. (Up dated)

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