Spain

Queen Sofía of Spain awards namesake art prizes in Madrid

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16th September 2021
Queen Sofía of Spain has been a patron of the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors since 1964, and on the night of Wednesday, she undertook a rare engagement to hand out the Queen Sofía Awards for Painting and Sculpture.  Her Majesty arrived at Casa de Vacas, located inside Madrid’s Parque del Buen Retiro, with the Secretary-General for Culture and Sports Víctor Francos, the…
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History

Newly discovered early portrait of Elizabeth I to be displayed

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20th June 2018
The art dealer and BBC Historian Philip Mould has discovered what could be the earliest full-length portrait of Elizabeth I as Queen. The painting is currently on display at 18-19 Pall Mall after being restored. Art historians and critics have been amazed by the painting which is rather different to most other portraits of Queen Elizabeth I. Rather than the beautiful court paintings we are used to…
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