Torre de la Parada
Felix Castello
ca. 1640.
The Torre de la Parada is a former hunting lodge that was located in present-day Monte de El Pardo in
War of Spanish Succession, though the ruins remain.[2]
History
It was first built in 1547-49, with
Velázquez, who contributed some of his "jester" portraits, including The Jester Don John of Austria, The Jester Don Diego de Acedo, Portrait of Francisco Lezcano and Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid.[3] His Aesop and Menippus are also thought to have been intended for the lodge, as well as several of his well-known portraits of the royal family relaxed in hunting or riding clothes, including Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter
.
Prado
in Madrid.
The best paintings were later moved elsewhere, especially in 1710, but in 1806 a travel book describes paintings by the Flemish painters
Erasmus Quellinus II, Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, Jan Cossiers, and "Yoris" (possibly Joris van Son who worked with Erasmus Quellinus).[5]
Notes
- ^ Pessoas en Madrid (January 12th, 2015):«Las pinturas de Mombello, en Madrid» Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Aerial photo from El Pardo site". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ Tinterow, nos. 72, 73, 75
- ^ Prado
- ^ A view of Spain: comprising a descriptive itinerary Vol. III Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine by Alexandre de Laborde, 1806
References
- "Prado" Prado Museum "Torre de La Parada" (in Spanish)
- Tinterow, Gary, Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, ISBN 1588390403, 9781588390400
Further reading
- ISBN 9780199210152
- Vlieghe, Hans, "Jacob Jordaens's Activity for the Torre de la Parada", The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 110, No. 782 (May, 1968), pp. 262–265+267-268, JSTOR
External links
Media related to Torre de la Parada at Wikimedia Commons
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