The Escorial: A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Spanish Royal Palace, Monastery and MausoleumCalvert, Albert Frederick
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The Escorial: A Historical and Descriptive Account of the Spanish Royal Palace, Monastery and Mausoleum
Calvert, Albert Frederick
Escorial
Coello painted the strong features of Father Sigüenza upon a canvas that
may be seen in the Prior’s Chamber of the Monastery.
APPENDIX II
LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL PAINTERS WHOSE WORKS ARE IN THE ESCORIAL
ARTIST. SUBJECT. SITUATION.
Cano. Virgin and Infant Christ. Apartments of Princess.
Carducci. Portraits of Saints. Relicario of Church.
Arts and Sciences (fresco). Library.
Coello. Altarpieces. In Chapels.
Father Sigüenza. Upper Prior’s Chamber.
El Greco. St. Maurice. The Old Church.
Giordano. Life of David. Ceiling of Choir of Church.
Eight Frescoes. Dome of Church.
San Juan. Ante-Sacristy.
Frescoes. Staircase of Monastery.
Goya. Frescoes of Spanish Customs. Palace.
Holbein. San Geronimo. Lecture Hall.
Juanes. Virgin and Infant. Apartments of the Queen.
Navarrete Our Lady and San Juan. In Church near Prior’s Seat.
(El Mudo). Crucifixion. Library of Church.
Abraham and Angels. Salas de los Capitulos.
San Geronimo. “
Birth of Christ. Upper Gallery of Cloisters.
Appearance of Jesus. “
Burial of San Lorenzo. Lecture Hall.
Pantoja. Various. Oratories of Church.
Carlos V. Lower Prior’s Chamber.
Philip II. Library.
Philip III. Apartments of Princess.
Reni. Scriptural. Sacristy of Church.
Ribera. San Geronimo. Ante-Sacristy of Church.
Birth of Christ. Salas de los Capitulos.
Philip II. Apartments of the Prince.
San Antonio. Workroom of Palace.
Teniers. Various Frescoes. Palace.
Tibaldi. Birth of Christ.
Adoration of the Magi. Altar Screen of Church.
Elias.
Old Testament Scenes. In Chapels.
Altarpieces. “
Frescoes of Sciences. Library.
Tintoretto. Entombment. Prior’s Hall.
Washing the Apostles’ Feet. Sacristy of Church.
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