‘Queen Mariana of Austria’: Diego Velázquez’s Monumental Portrait of a Monarch
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, highlights the painter’s splendid late style in an age when the Spanish royals had ...
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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Royal Photographer Captures Gorgeous Portrait of Prince William Sitting Alone
So it should come as no surprise that the man knows how to nail a photograph. Case in point: Today, the Prince of Wales, 42, ...
Queen Letizia of Spain Favors Pleating and Asymmetry in & Other Stories Dress for Royal Engagement in Madrid
The royal presented the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain Foundation Awards for Young Female Scientific Talent.
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...