The VIrgin of the Catholic Monarchs, 1491-1493. The Virgin Mary, with the Christ Child on her lap, is worshiped by the Catholic Kings, Isabel (1451-1504) and Fernando (1452-1516), two of their children (Princess Joanna, prince John), and others. On the right of the painting, accompanying the Queen, are Saint Dominic (1170-1221), one of the Queen's daughters and a kneeling male figure without a halo. The sword on his chest implies martyrdom, and he has been associated with Pedro de Arbues, the Inquisitor of Aragon who was assassinated in 1485. On the left, behind the King, Saint Thomas, Prince
The VIrgin of the Catholic Monarchs, 1491-1493. The Virgin Mary, with the Christ Child on her lap, is worshiped by the Catholic Kings, Isabel (1451-1504) and Fernando (1452-1516), two of their children (Princess Joanna, prince John), and others. On the right of the painting, accompanying the Queen, are Saint Dominic (1170-1221), one of the Queen's daughters and a kneeling male figure without a halo. The sword on his chest implies martyrdom, and he has been associated with Pedro de Arbues, the Inquisitor of Aragon who was assassinated in 1485. On the left, behind the King, Saint Thomas, Prince Juan (1478-1497), and a Dominican identified as Friar Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498), the Inquisitor General. Mixed method on panel (123 x 112 cm). Gothic style. Master of the Virgin of the Catholic Monarchs. This work comes from the chapel of the Royal Lodgings at the Monastery of Santo Tomas in Avila (Castilla and Leon, Spain). Prado Museum. Madrid, Spain.
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