by Rosa López Torrijos · Scala Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781857592054
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«Mythology & History in the Great Paintings of the Prado» is the art and history guide by Rosa López Torrijos (Scala Books, paperback, 96 pp., in English).
The book brings together fifty paintings with mythological and historical themes held in the Museo del Prado and explains the legends and events depicted. Artists such as Goya, Poussin, Rubens and Velázquez are analysed in relation to the Spanish cultural context, where myth and history intertwine.
This English edition, published in 1998, is a translation of the original Spanish work «Mitología e historia en las obras maestras del Prado» and includes an index.
A book for those interested in Spanish art and classical mythology who wish to understand the stories depicted in the Prado's paintings.
