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• The Escorial —     The Escorial     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Escorial     A remarkable building in Spain situated on the south eastern slope of the Sierra Guadarrama about twenty seven miles north west of Madrid. Its proper title is El Real Monasterio de… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Haywain Triptych — Haywain is a triptych panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch, begun in 1485 and completed in 1490. The centre panel measures 140 by 100 cm, and the wings measure 147 by 66 cm. The Haywain triptych exists in two versions, one in El Escorial, the other …   Wikipedia

• Escorial — Es*co ri*al, prop. n. [Prop. Sp. escorial, i. e., a hill or heap of rubbish, earth, and stones brought out of a mine, fr. escoria dross of metal, L. scoria, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Scoria}.] A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, being a vast and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden) — The Descent from the Cross c. 1435. Oil on oak panel, 220cm × 262 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid The Descent from the Cross (or Deposition of Christ, or Descent of Christ from the Cross) is a panel painting by the Flemish artist …   Wikipedia

• ESCORIAL, MADRID —    During the Renaissance, the Spanish King Philip II not only governed much of the Iberian Peninsula but also parts of the Italic Peninsula, including Milan and Naples, as well as the Netherlands and colonies in the Americas. As the son of the… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• The Garden of Earthly Delights — Infobox Painting painting alignment = right image size = 300px title = The Garden of Earthly Delights artist = Hieronymus Bosch year = 1503 1504 type = Oil on wood triptych height = 220 width = 389 height inch = 87 width inch = 153 city = Madrid… …   Wikipedia

• Escorial —    On 10 August 1557, the feast day of St. Lawrence, Philip II of Spain vowed at the Battle of San Quentin that, if his troops emerged victorious against the French, he would build a monastery in the saint s honor. The Spaniards won the battle,… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands — The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas in Spanish) [http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=Falklands B10=Buscar dict=enes] WordReference, English Spanish Dictionary. Falklands: the Falklands, las (islas)… …   Wikipedia

• Culture of the Community of Madrid — The Community of Madrid has a rich cultural heritage covering all eras, from prehistory to the present century, highlighting the baroque, romantic and contemporary paintings in Madrid, the palaces and gardens inspired by Versailles in Madrid and… …   Wikipedia

• Escorial Beatus — There are 151 extant folios which measure 395mm by 225mm. The manuscript is illustrated with 52 surviving miniatures. References*Walther, Ingo F. and Norbert Wolf. Codices Illustres: The world s most famous illuminated manuscripts, 400 to 1600 .… …   Wikipedia