Snail, woman, flower and star is an oil painting by Joan Miró in 1934 and is currently part of the permanent collection of the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid. This painting was made in Barcelona in 1934, shortly before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War . Miró leaves the children's and humorous style of his previous works) for darker colors and a more serious style.
The painting is made up of four characters with vertical tones of brown, red, black and white. They are arranged in a tanning base, dark green and gray. The characters in the foreground are made of blocks of solid colors with contrasting color colors that are used for the bottom of the cloth. The biggest block is a white hand pointing down. The whole composition is dark. The words Cargol, Dona, Flor i Estrella are recorded from left to right in black and connected by a curved line. Following the curved line, the order of words is from left to right: woman, screw, flowers, stars. You can read ETH where the star is larger, which serves as a copulative conjunction.
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The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College, military academy and museum.
The Alcázar played a major role in the rise of Queen Isabella I. News of King Henry IV's death in Madrid reached Segovia and Isabella immediately took refuge within the walls of the Alcázar where she received the support of Andres Cabrera and Segovia's council. She was enthroned the next day as Queen of Castile and León. She was crowned Queen of Segovia and Castile the next day, December 13, 1474.
The Alcázar of Segovia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College, military academy and museum.
The Alcázar played a major role in the rise of Queen Isabella I. News of King Henry IV's death in Madrid reached Segovia and Isabella immediately took refuge within the walls of the Alcázar where she received the support of Andres Cabrera and Segovia's council. She was enthroned the next day as Queen of Castile and León. She was crowned Queen of Segovia and Castile the next day, December 13, 1474.
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Granada Charterhouse (Spanish: Cartuja de Granada) is a Carthusian monastery in Granada, Spain. It is one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque architecture.
The charterhouse was founded in 1506; construction started ten years later, and continued for the following 300 years. While the exterior is mild in comparison to the exuberant interiors making of it one of the masterpieces of Churrigueresque style. The most striking features include the tabernacle, constructed to a design by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, the church and the famous sacristy, built between 1727 and 1764 by Luis de Arévalo and F. Manuel Vasquez.
The Charterhouse displays an extensive collection of paintings, prominent among which the works of Fray Juan Sánchez Cotán. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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Monterreal Castle is a castle in Ría de Vigo and the valley of Miñor (Val Miñor), Galicia, Spain. Construction began in the 12th century and was completed in the 16th century. The first appearance of the castle in record dates from the year 60, when Julius Caesar conquered Baiona. Apart from the Romans, the Visigoths and Muslims also left their marks in the Monterreal Castle, whose name was given by the Catholic Monarchs.
The Castle is defended by the Puerta del Sol, a ramp with a lifting bridge and the three large towers. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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