Bradley Smith Collection (#6)

SPAIN: PRISONERS, 1901. Cordon of prisoners marched off by the Guardia Civil. Oil on canvas, 1901, by J.M. Lopez Mezquita

SPAIN: NOBLEWOMEN, c1900. The Infanta Isabel (aunt of King Alfonso XIII) and the Marquesa of Najera leaving a bullfight at Madrid, Spain. Oil on canvas, c1900, by J.M. Lopez Mezquita

SPAIN: LICEU THEATER, 1893. Interior of the Liceu Theater After the Explosion of a Bomb, November 7, 1893, in Barcelona, Spain. Contemporary pen and ink drawing by Salvador Rosas

BARCELONA: BOMBING, 1893. Interior of the Liceo theater club, Barcelona, Spain, shortly after a bomb had exploded, 7 November 1893. Pen and ink sketch, c1893, by Salvador Rosas

BOTANY: PRICKLY PEAR. Harvesting cochineal insect from the prickly pear for use in making red dye. Drawing, Spanish, 1620

PANAMA: SETTLEMENT, 1541. Map of Nombre de Dios, Panama, established by the Spanish in 1510 as a transshipment center for gold and silver from Peru. Drawing, 1541

MEXICO: INDIANS, c1500. Priests of the P urhepecha (Tarascan) Indians of Michoacan Province stand in front of temple steps covered in blood following a human sacrifice

MEXICO: INDIANS, c1500. Warfare among the P urhepecha (Tarascan) Indians of Michoacan Province, Mexico. Illustration, early 16th century

NEW SPAIN: PUNISHMENT. Spaniard with a whip lashes native prisoners in Mexico. Drawing, c1567, by a native artist, from Notebooks of Tonayuca

JIMENEZ de CISNEROS (1436-1517). Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros. Spanish prelate and statesman. Cardinal Cisneros entering Oran. Mural, early 16th century, by Juan de Borgona

ST. HELENA AND JEW. The interrogation of a Jewish man by Saint Helena concerning the location of the Holy Cross. Retable panel, 1485-87, from the Church of the Holy Cross in Blesa, Spain

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. Mexican Indians dance for King Cavltzontzin (center), while others bear gifts of silver and gold to the palace of Hernando Cortez (upper left)

AZTEC RIVER GOD. Depiction of rebirth throught the river of life. Aztec drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

MEXICO: INDIAN WARFARE. An Aztec killing another Mexican Indian. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. Spanish soldier on horseback, with other Spanish figures and Aztec symbols. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

MEXICO: AZTECS HUNTING. Aztecs hunting with bow and arrow. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

SPAIN: HIGUERELA, 1431. Muslims seek refuge inside a castle after being defeated by Christian forces at the Battle of Higueruela, 1 July 1431. Detail from a fresco, Spanish, 1431

MEXICO: SPANISH AND AZTECS. Aztecs fighting Spanish soldiers. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. Spanish cruelty toward the Aztecs during the conquest of Mexico. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

AZTEC RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. Aztec religious ceremony on water. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, a treatise compiled by Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590)

SPAIN: RECONQUEST, c1450. Christian forces attacking Muslim forces (center) in a battle during the Reconquista. Fresco, probably 15th century

MEXICO: SPANISH BATTLESHIP. A Spanish ship in a battle against the Aztecs. Below them are a group of Aztecs in canoes. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540

SPAIN: HIGUERUELA, 1431. King Juan II of Castile and Leon (center, full armor and red caparison) riding with his knights into battle against the Muslims at Higueruela, Spain, 1 July 1431

SPAIN: ENCAMPMENT, 1431. Christian forces encamped before the Battle of Higueruela, Spain, 1 July 1431, during the Reconquista. Fresco, Spanish, 1431

AZTEC STONE MASONS. Aztec stone masons at work. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, a treatise compiled by Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590) on the Aztecs and the Spanish conquest of Mexico

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. Spanish conquistadors unloading their ships in Mexico. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. Battle scene between the Spanish and the Aztecs. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, a treatise compiled by Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590)

SPAIN: CHRISTIAN & MUSLIM. A Christian lord (left) pledges friendship with a Muslim in al-Andalus. Manuscript illumination, 13th century, from the Cantigas of Alfonso X

CAVALRY BATTLE, c1640. Oil on canvas, c1640, by Philip Wouverman

ZURBARAN: VIRGIN CHILD. The Virgin Child in Ecstasy. Oil on canvas, 1630-32, by Francisco de Zurbaran

SPAIN: STAG HUNT, 1665. Men slaughtering deer in a makeshift runway, while women watch from a platform, at Aranjuez, near Madrid, Spain. Oil on canvas, 1665, by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo

BALTASAR CARLOS (1629-1646). Prince of Asturias, son of Philip IV. At age six in a hunting outfit. Oil on canvas by Diego Velazquez, c1635

MEXICO: SPANISH & NATIVES. Cristobal de Olid, a Spanish general of Hernando Cortes, meeting with a Calzontzin, a Mexican Indian king

CARDINAL-INFANTE FERDINAND (1609-1641). Spanish cardinal, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, general, and brother of Philip IV. Oil on canvas, 17th century, by Diego Velazquez

KING PHILIP IV OF SPAIN (1605-1665). King of Spain, 1621-1665. Oil on canvas, 1636, by Diego Velazquez

SAINT-QUENTIN, 1557. Hapsburg forces under Emmanuele Filiberto attack French forces at the Battle of Saint-Quentin, France, 10 August 1557; soldiers use swords, lances, and arquebuses

SPAIN: ESCORIAL PALACE. The Escorial Palace near Madrid, constructed during the reign of Philip II. Oil on copper, Spanish, 17th century

EMMANUELE FILIBERTO (1528-1580). Duke of Savoy and general for Philip II of Spain. Oil on canvas, late 16th century

PHILIP II OF SPAIN (1527-1598). King of Spain, 1556-1598. Oil on canvas, c1585

HAPSBURG POWER, c1550. Miniature depicting the extent of Hapsburg power over Spain, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, under the reign of Emperor Charles V. Parchment, Spanish, 16th century

CHARLES V (1500-1558). Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556) and King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556). Charles and his wife, Empress Isabel, daughter of King Manuel of Portugal

MEXICO: AZTEC DRAWING. Scenes from an Aztec codex fragment, 16th century

CONQUEST OF TUNIS, 1535. Conquest of Tunis by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (gray horse) in 1535. Detail from a tapestry, Flemish 16th century

CUBA: HAVANA, 1895. View of the harbor at Havana, Cuba. Oil on canvas, 1895

SPAIN: CHESS, c1283. Muslims in Spain playing chess. Manuscript illumination, Spanish, c1283

SPAIN: ATTENDANTS, c1283. Attendant playing chess with an unseen queen and a servant playing the lute. Manuscript illumination, Spanish, c1283

SPAIN: MUSLIM INVASION. Fighting between Christians and Muslims in Spain. Illumination from the Cantigas de Alfonso X, 13th century

TEOTIHUACAN FRESCO. Detail of a fresco mural painting at the palace of Tepantitla, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 360-650 B.C

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