#spanish king

[royalty-nobility]

Alfonso XII

Artist: Federico De Madrazo y Kuntz (Spanish, 1815-1894)

Date: 1886

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Description

This is a posthumous portrait of the monarch. He appears standing, in full-length, and dressed in a simple captain-general's uniform, upon which he bears the grand laureate cross and sash of the military order of San Fernando (Saint Ferdinand), as well as the decorations of the Golden Fleece hanging from his collar and a cummerbund and a saber girdle around his waist. He poses inside a palatial hall, on a rich carpet, resting his hand on one of the splendid hard-stone tables kept in the Museo del Prado , on which we see the command baton and the feathered helmet of his uniform. In the shadows of the sumptuous architecture in the background, there is a niche with a statue of a medieval monarch – probably King Alfonso X the Wise, the immediate nominal predecessor of the monarch – and a medallion with the effigy of King Charles V.

Federico de Madrazo had already painted portraits of Alfonso XII on several occasions throughout the king's lifetime, according to the records in his inventory. However, this portrait was commissioned from the painter in 1886, the year following the king's death. It was intended for the Ministry of Public Works, which back then was home to the Contemporary Section of the Museo del Prado . It was immediately transferred to the Museum, probably with the purpose of being integrated within the Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain, a project initiated by José de Madrazo.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Emilio Sala y Francés (Spanish, 1850-1910) Expulsión de los judíos de España (año de 1492), 1889 Museo Nacional del Prado

[gabriel19900]

Home Hero. 🇪🇸

[portraitsofsaints]

Saint Ferdinand III of Castile 1199-1252 Feast Day: May 30 Patronage: Spain, Spanish monarchy, Spanish army corp of engineers, administrators, governors, magistrates, rulers, large families, parenthood, paupers, prisoners

Saint Ferdinand III of Castile became Spain’s king when he was 18 and was crowned King of Leon in 1230. He successfully fought the Moors as a trained Knight while devoting himself to prayer, fasting, and Our Lady. As a great and just administrator, he compiled and reformed the code of law, and oversaw the rebuilding of the Cathedral of Burgos, University of Salamanca, hospitals, and monasteries. He was a member of the Franciscan third order and had the virtue of a saint and the courage of a soldier when he died. His incorrupt body is interned at the Cathedral of Seville.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

[gurutrends]

Spanish king almost lynched during visit to affected area: 'Murderer!'

King Felipe visited the flooded municipality of Paiporta on Sunday afternoon, but the visit did not go at all as he had imagined. There is great despair and sadness in the hard-hit areas of Spain. A massive deluge caused devastating floods that killed at least 217 people. Spanish King Felipe wanted to express his condolences on Sunday afternoon by visiting the flooded Paiporta, but the residents…

[leonisandmurex]

King Felipe vi & Queen Letizia bid an emotional farewell to Princess Leonor as she begins her six month voyage on the Juan Sebastián de Elcano 

Bonus

[antiqueanimals]

An Artist's Catch: Watercolors by Frank Stick (1884-1966). Edited by David Stick. Published in 1981.

Internet Archive

1.) Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

2.) Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

3.) Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

4.) Cero mackerel (Scomberomorus regalis)

5.) Frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)

6.) King mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)

[theroyalsandi]

Spanish Royal Family - Kings Felipe Vi visit the areas affected by the DANA, following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain (Photos by Jose Miguel Fernández) | November 03, 2024

[myokk]

merry christmas everyone!!🫶🫶🫶

[rainesjupiter]

Theatre kid, Rosa Isabelle's delight.

(+bonus with no crown because I liked it )

[illustratus]

The Bell of Huesca by José Casado del Alisal

[royalty-nobility]

The Abdication of Charles III

Artist: Antonio Joli (Italian, 1700-1777)

Date: 1759

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Abdication of Charles III

On August 10, 1759, Ferdinand VI died without a descendant. As a result, his stepbrother Charles, then King of Naples and Sicily , inherited the Spanish throne. The first of seven children of Philip V and his second wife Isabel Farnese, Charles VII had reigned for a period of almost 24 years in Naples. In 1738, he had married the Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, and their thirteen children were born in Naples. The oldest boy, Philip of Asturias, was mentally ill and unable to access the throne, not even under the guidance of a regency. Furthermore, several international treaties prohibited Charles from being King of both Naples and Spain simultaneously. Thus, he opted for the solution of legally declaring the incapacity of his firstborn and taking his second son, Charles (the future Charles IV) to Madrid , as the Prince of Asturias. He left the Neapolitan throne to his third son, Ferdinand. To this end, he negotiated a treaty with Austria ( Naples, October 3, 1759) in which the other power recognized his right to freely dispose of the Neapolitan throne. The courts of Naples met and Charles abdicated his position as King of Naples, the event represented in this painting, in favor of Ferdinand , then an eight-year-old child. Until he reached the age of sixteen, a regency council instituted by his father would govern in his name.

[gabriel19900]

they did my man so dirty 😭

[djevelbl]

Ok so I found this video in the wild, and I'm in love with it not just bc it's the first ever time I've heard both Clown AND Pangi speak dutch (and it's frankly adorable how excited and happy they sound. I love those SMP war criminals <3 /silly) but also bc there's somebody who I'm assuming is Etoiles bc the voice is very similar saying "pues por su culo" and being IMMEDIATELY drowned out by who I'm ALSO assuming is MythicalSausage bc the voice is very similar as well saying "menos mal que sé cómo hablar español"

What kinda fucking acid trip did I just take /vpos /aff

[leonisandmurex]

PARIS OLYMPICS ◯‍◯‍◯‍◯‍◯ 2024

[nounaarts]

What they spoke about after S1E9