Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
The Iglesia de Santa Bárbara is a beautiful Rococco orphan. Her mother, the Salesas Reales Convent, is now the Supreme Court of Spain. The Convent was created in A.D. 1748 by Barbara of Portugal, Queen of Spain. She wanted to create a school for girls of noble birth and a
Continue readingIglesia de Santa Bárbara | Church of Saint Barbara, Madrid
This innocuous statue on the Calle de Pez, outside the Palacio Bauer, is called Julia. Antonio Santin, the artist, has said that “After Julia” is a tribute to the Old University of Madrid. Others think it should be called Concepción, since Concepción Arenal was the 19th century heroine who disguised
Continue readingTras Julia | Julia the University Student, Madrid
The Art Nouveau curves of the Palacio Longoria were dreamt up by José Grases Riera, the same man who designed the Monumento a Alfonso XII in the Buen Retiro. Judging from other photos, the stained glass in the cupola is quite spectacular!
The Catedral de la Almudena is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. But the locals don’t have a lot of love for it. Too new, too big, and too bloody awkward. And subject to its own trials. Construction began in A.D. 1879, but proceeded slowly. The original
Continue readingCatedral de la Almudena | Almudena Cathedral, Madrid
Behold a miracle of 17th century engineering. According to legend, Philip IV wanted to have a bolder and more impressive equestrian statue than his father, Philip III (you can see that one in the Plaza Mayor). So he commanded it to be so. The Italian sculptor, Pietro Tacca, was commissioned
Continue readingPalacio Real & Monumento a Felipe IV | Monument to Philip IV, Madrid
The Palacio Real feels a lot like Buckingham Palace: stately, restrained, and lacking in spice. But the earth has a great deal of pedigree. For many centuries, the Royal Alcázar of Madrid stood on this ground, a Moorish palace that became a royal residence. It held countless treasures from the
This pastel ceiling fresco lies above the Grand Staircase, where kings and queens (and millions of tourists) have trod. It’s by the Rococo artist Corrado Giaquinto and it shows The Triumph of Religion and the Church.
