Madrid Collection (#8)

AZARA, Felix de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist, engineer and cartographer (engraving)
CUL4933546 AZARA, Felix de (1746-1821). Spanish explorer, naturalist, engineer and cartographer (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Madrid)

Copernicus planisphere, detail with portrait (etching)
CUL4931697 Copernicus planisphere, detail with portrait (etching); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: SPAIN. MADRID. Madrid. National Library); Photo © GaPel/AIC

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau
CUL4931685 Portrait of Nicolas Boileau; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: BOILEAU, Nicolas, also called Boileau-Despreaux (1631-1711). English poet

The Bucolics by Virgil - Page with an illustration on the craftwork. Latin edition of 1529 (engraving)
CUL4931655 The Bucolics by Virgil - Page with an illustration on the craftwork. Latin edition of 1529 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: SPAIN. MADRID. Madrid)

AVALOS, Fernando Francisco (1490-1546). Spanish general. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4931262 AVALOS, Fernando Francisco (1490-1546). Spanish general. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal (1602-1661) (engraving)
CUL4931215 Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal (1602-1661) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal (1602-1661). French cardinal and statesman

PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921). Spanish military man and politician
CUL4930954 PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921). Spanish military man and politician. Fernando Primo de Rivera, who fought in the Third Carlist War. Engraving

MAEA, Jose (1760-1826). Portrait of Garcilaso de la Vega. 1791. Drawing by Jose Maea burin engraved by Bartolome
CUL4930806 MAEA, Jose (1760-1826). Portrait of Garcilaso de la Vega. 1791. Drawing by Jose Maea burin engraved by Bartolome Vazquez. Etching

HARVEY, William (1578-1657) (engraving)
CUL4930732 HARVEY, William (1578-1657) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: HARVEY, William (1578-1657). English anatomist physician); Photo © GaPel/AIC

Battle of Arcole in 1796 between France and Austria (lithograph)
CUL4930641 Battle of Arcole in 1796 between France and Austria (lithograph); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Battle of Arcole); Photo © GaPel/AIC

Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez
3499728 Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez; (add.info.: Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez. Spanish painter

Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, 1808 (engraving)
536547 Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, 1808 (engraving); (add.info.: Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia (1767-1851) Spanish statesman captured in Madrid by Spanish Life Guard during popular uprising

Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving)
534928 Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving); (add.info.: Copperplate engraving published Cologne, 1759.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The proclamation of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Madrid
2910918 The proclamation of Ferdinand VII of Spain in Madrid; (add.info.: 1808 Engraving depicting the proclamation of Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) twice King of Spain, in Madrid

The balloon has hot air, piloted by Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), taking flight in the gardens of Buen Retiro, Madrid
AIS5349658 The balloon has hot air, piloted by Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), taking flight in the gardens of Buen Retiro, Madrid, August 12, 1792

Seminario de Nobles in Madrid today military hospital (engraving)
AIS5349631 Seminario de Nobles in Madrid today military hospital (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

View of the facade of the Prado museum with monument to Diego Velazquez (photo)
LRI4738258 View of the facade of the Prado museum with monument to Diego Velazquez (photo) by Marinas y Garcia, Aniceto (1866-1953); Prado, Madrid

General View of the City of Madrid, Spain, 1762
5323137 General View of the City of Madrid, Spain, 1762; (add.info.: A General View of the City of Madrid, the Capital of the Kingdom of Spain. After an engraving published in 1762. Hand-coloured.)

Royal palace (Palacio Real de Aranjuez). Gardens (Jardin del Parterre). 1746
6182144 Royal palace (Palacio Real de Aranjuez). Gardens (Jardin del Parterre). 1746.; Royal Palace, Aranjuez, Spain; (add.info.: Creator: Boutelou Palacio, Aranjuez, Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid)

Map of Madrid late 17th or early 18th century (map)
6117613 Map of Madrid late 17th or early 18th century (map); (add.info.: Anonymous map of Madrid dating from late 17th or early 18th century.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Vertumnus and Pomona VII Vertumnus transformed into fisherman No 2
7209308 Vertumnus and Pomona VII Vertumnus transformed into fisherman No 2; Royal Palace, Aranjuez, Spain; (add.info.: Palacio Real, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208912 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208908 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

A flood myth or deluge myth. Illustration of the Biblia Sacra, 1704 (engraving)
CUL4932058 A flood myth or deluge myth. Illustration of the Biblia Sacra, 1704 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: LUTHER, Martin (1483-1546). A flood myth or deluge myth

The entry of Charles I of England into Madrid
3330213 The entry of Charles I of England into Madrid; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the entry of Charles I of England (1600-1649) into Madrid in the 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of the neighbourhood of San Juan in Madrid
3329846 Map of the neighbourhood of San Juan in Madrid; (add.info.: Map of the neighbourhood of San Juan in Madrid during the 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Spain (19th c.). Solsona. Engraving of the work " Plans of Catalonia". Engraving. SPAIN
CUL4873453 Spain (19th c.). Solsona. Engraving of the work " Plans of Catalonia". Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Dom Miguel (1802-1866). King of Portugal (1828-1834). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4874439 Dom Miguel (1802-1866). King of Portugal (1828-1834). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Seville. View of Cristina's promenade, 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4874027 Seville. View of Cristina's promenade, 19th century (lithograph); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Seville. View of Cristina's promenade.); Photo © Esteban/AIC

Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4873936 Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace)

MORENO BENITEZ, Juan (1822-1887). Spanish progressive politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)
CUL4875459 MORENO BENITEZ, Juan (1822-1887). Spanish progressive politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

The expedition to Port Edgmont, Falkland Islands - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)
CUL4873759 The expedition to Port Edgmont, Falkland Islands - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; RAVENET, Juan (1766). Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794)

Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, Conde de Molina (1788-1855). Brother of Ferdinand VII
CUL4874566 Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, Conde de Molina (1788-1855). Brother of Ferdinand VII, pretender to the throne of Spain under the name of Charles V. Spain. First Carlist War

Sevilla (19th c.). Interior of the Alcazar. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4874140 Sevilla (19th c.). Interior of the Alcazar. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Sevilla (19th c.)

Dia de loteria y expresiones de jugadores en los dias de ella... (Lottery Day. Expressions of players in the days...)
CUL4877347 Dia de loteria y expresiones de jugadores en los dias de ella... (Lottery Day. Expressions of players in the days...). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

HERRERA, Juan Bautista de (1530-1597). Renaissance art. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4877298 HERRERA, Juan Bautista de (1530-1597). Renaissance art. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: HERRERA)

Sevilla in 1548. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMARY COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4877293 Sevilla in 1548. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMARY COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Sevilla in 1548. Xylography. SPAIN)

MADRAZO Y KUNTZ, Luis (1825-1897). Portrait of Miguel by Cervantes Saavedra. 1860s. (18'9 x 15 cm)
CUL4876840 MADRAZO Y KUNTZ, Luis (1825-1897). Portrait of Miguel by Cervantes Saavedra. 1860s. (18'9 x 15 cm). CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Etching. SPAIN

VIRGIL (70-19 BC) Roman poet author of the Aeneid (engraving)
CUL4876802 VIRGIL (70-19 BC) Roman poet author of the Aeneid (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: from the Illustrium imagines (1606)); Photo © Esteban/AIC

PIDAL, Pedro Jose (1799-1865). Spanish politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4875290 PIDAL, Pedro Jose (1799-1865). Spanish politician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: PIDAL)

ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250)
CUL4869072 ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250). Martyr.; Lucia of Syracuse, Saint (283 - 304)

Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles
CUL4868252 Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles, Duke of Angouleme." Early 16th century. English School

Denis I, called "The Farmer" (1261 - 1325). King of Portugal and Algarve (1261-1325)
CUL4868067 Denis I, called "The Farmer" (1261 - 1325). King of Portugal and Algarve (1261-1325). Detail in portraits of the kings of Portugal. Genealogia de los Reyes de Espana. 1463

Naval combat between the Catalan fleets and the British, 1724 - MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900)
CUL4867487 Naval combat between the Catalan fleets and the British, 1724 - MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900). Combat between the Spanish " Catalan" against the British Mary. 1888

Genealogy of the kings of Spain: Rodrigo (Ruy) Diaz de Vivar, known as the Cid; Ferdinand Gonzalez (910-970)
CUL4867933 Genealogy of the kings of Spain: Rodrigo (Ruy) Diaz de Vivar, known as the Cid; Ferdinand Gonzalez (910-970); Ferdinand I

Espana. Guerra de Independecia (1808). Second of May in Madrid. Death of Luis Daoiz defending the Monteleon Park
CUL4864808 Espana. Guerra de Independecia (1808). Second of May in Madrid. Death of Luis Daoiz defending the Monteleon Park. Engraving after a painting by Manuel Castellano. Litography

Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822) (engraving)
CUL4866177 Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822)

ArgueElles, Agustin (1776-1843). Spanish liberal politician and orator. Litography. SPAIN
CUL4872824 ArgueElles, Agustin (1776-1843). Spanish liberal politician and orator. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

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Madrid, the vibrant capital of Spain, is a city that seamlessly blends history and art. From the impressive Cortical grey matter schema by Santiago Ramon Y Cajal to the intricate Map of Portugal, Madrid showcases its rich cultural heritage. The legacy of renowned Spanish figures like RAMON Y CAJAL can be felt throughout the city. Their contributions to science and art are celebrated in museums and galleries across Madrid. The works of artists such as Breugel, Pieter II, The Younger and Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken transport visitors to different eras with their captivating Winter Scene with Ice Skaters and intriguing paintings. Religious masterpieces like JUANES' The Last Supper evoke a sense of spirituality while posters for French railways to Morocco remind us of Madrid's historical connections beyond its borders. Scenes of Mestizaje from circa 1750 depict the diverse cultural influences that have shaped this cosmopolitan city. Literature lovers can explore ancient texts like Engraving of the Ascent to Mount Carmel by Saint Jean of the Cross from a 1694 edition or delve into mystical tales through Witches in Flight (Vuelo de Brujas) by Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828). Even glimpses into ancient civilizations are possible in Madrid. The Visigothic Code or Liber Iudiciorum offers insights into early legal systems while engravings showcasing Greek triremes highlight Spain's naval history. In every corner of Madrid, there is something remarkable waiting to be discovered - whether it's an awe-inspiring artwork or a piece of history that transports you back in time. This dynamic city invites you on a journey through centuries past while embracing modernity at every turn.