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Tag Archives: museo del prado
Francisco de Goya: The Enigma of the Black Paintings
This semester at Kansas State I am teaching a survey course on Spanish Civilization and Culture. While it is certainly requiring me to brush up on history and politics (from prehistoric times to the present, nonetheless), it is also giving … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Spain
Tagged 18th century, art history, black paintings, goya, madrid, museo del prado
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Breastfeeding in the Prado: Religious, Mythological, and Pagan Roots
Don’t worry! This isn’t a too-much-information personal anecdote… just some observations I made regarding the very frequent and detailed depictions of breastfeeding in the artwork gracing the Prado’s walls. Having initially visited Madrid’s Museo del Prado in 2001 for my … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Spain, Women
Tagged art, breastfeeding, catholicism, madrid, maternity, motherhood, museo del prado, Rubens, Spain, spanish art, velazquez, virgin mary
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