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Sculptures of the main facade of the Museo del Prado

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Canvas print, Sculptures Facade of the Prado 1. 100x30cm   Many times the museums claims our attention from the interior with its magnificent collections, but in many cases the exteriors, gardens and facades, have a great artistic value that surprise the visitors. It is worth stopping in front of the outside of the Museo del Prado and admire the allegorical sculptures on its facade. Although the Museo del Prado was opened first times in 1819, it was not until 1830 that it was created, mainly by the hand of the sculptor of chamber Valeriano Salvatierra. We can find Peace, Strength, Victory, Immortality, Magnificence, Admiration, Fame as well the allegories of the Architecture and Symmetry. In decorarconarte we created some magnificent photographic tableaux with a composition that collected in two formats some of these sculptures, and which have a great decorative value. Canvas print, Sculptures Facade of the Prado 2. 100x30cm

Egyptian armchair. Tomb of Tutankhamun. 105x73x63cm

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Egyptian armchair. Tomb of Tutankhamun. 105x73x63cm Today we present, for those who dress for Halloween as Pharaon or mummy, something very unusual, a replica of an Egyptian armchair of the grave chamber of Tutankhamun. This is an armchair made ​​of hardened resin with an internal structure of iron. The armchair has Gildings and is polychromed, it has unique details. The piece weighs about 37 kilograms.

Bronze figure, Winged woman. 61x49x21cm

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Visit our Art Nouveau figures section   Today we present you a figure from our section of "Neoclassical Bronze Figures, Art Nouveau" , these figures are made of cast bronze and are replicas of figures in the Neo-classical style of the XIX century. The design of these figures is of incredible beauty, it are unique masterpiece. Today we will be a little daring, with this bronze figure of a winged woman who is about 61 cm high and has a wingspan of 49 cm.

Bust of Lucius Verus. 50x20cm

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Bust of Lucius Verus. 50x20cm   Today we present a bust of the co-emperor Lucius Verus , who reigned alongside Marcus Aurelius. Both were adopted sons of Antoninus Pius on Hadrian's recommendation, and were the first two to reign together in the history of Rome. Both reigned until their deaths.  This figure is presented with antiqued off-white finishes.

Relief of chariots

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Relief of chariot. Right (141x73cm) Relief of chariot. Left (144x73cm)   One of our most popular pieces are the two reliefs of the chariot of Eos (Aurora), whose original works are in the Museum of Lisbon, it is un a work in the Neo-attic style from the IV century BC.

Bust of Julius Caesar. 64x21cm

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Bust of Julius Caesar. 64x21cm   Today we present you a figure of our newest section, it is a bust of incredible quality, our craftsmen have given it a wonderful finish. The figure we present to you is a bust of Julius Caesar with bronze patina.

Relief of the Alhambra with frame. 88x62cm

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Relief of the Alhambra with frame. 88x62cm   Today we present you a piece from our collection of reliefs , epigraphs and architectonics in this collection are works of art from the Islamic culture . In the Islamic culture, an important role is played by symmetry and the reflection of the water, which has the meaning that nothing is eternally , because in the reflection of water , the figures lose their form . The piece that we present is a relief of the Alhambra in Granada framed in a black wooden frame of 88x62cm .

Madonna with Child and an Apple. Carved wood. 75x27x15

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Madonna with Child and an Apple. Carved wood. 75x27x15   Today we present one of our proudest works, it is an unique piece, carved in wood entirely by hand, in the piece have worked excellent craftsmen for many hours and have given it an excellent patina of gold and tempera. The figure represents the Mother of God with Child Jesus, it measures 75cm and has incredible details. The Mother of God holds her son in her left arm and in her right hand an apple. Engraved on the fruit is a cross-section of a star with five peaks, the Greek symbol of wisdom. In the Garden of Eden there is a tree: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Wisdom therefore symbolises both connotations in the apple. The depiction of the Virgin and Child in this way leads us to the idea of the wisdom of the Son of God.  

Boy with Thorn

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Boy with Thorn. 42cm We have incorporated in our collection a really good piece, it is the Boy with Thorn or also called Fedele or Spinario, an antique theme of the Visual Arts, and also a popular theme for the sculptures. This piece depicts a naked boy, who is taking a thorn from his left foot. The Boy with Thorn originally is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture, that is located now in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. There exist a Roman marble copy of this theme, which is in the collection of the Medici, and is exposed in a corridor of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.