Agustin Querol "Sagunto"- 1800s. Beautiful sculpture about a mother taking her life after taking her son's to prevent capture by an invading force. No matter what the perspective, a moving piece.
http://patriciadamiano.blogspot.com/2008/
Queen Joanna the Mad, Pradilla, late 1800s. Again, BIG (the size of a very large wall) and depicts the psychotic Spanish queen Joanna who was convinced that her husband would come back to life if his body was left out. Fabulous composition. http://urbalis.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/padilla-juana-la-loca.jpg
Execution of Torrijos by Antonio Gisbert, 1887 - This painting became a battle cry for liberals against repressive, autocratic regimes as it depicted the execution of an ousted liberal politician by an autocratic regime in Spain. Gisbert's amazing, HUGE, painting takes up an entire wall- maybe 12 x 15 feet!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Execution_of_the_Torrijos.jpg/800px-Execution_of_the_Torrijos.jpg
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida. La Nina. Late 1800s. This painting was BIG- took up most of a wall. And I loved how the brushstrokes enhanced the theme and feeling of spontaneity with the child.
http://www.museodelprado.es/uploads/pics/Figueroa_01.jpg
The Dog by Goya, 1819-1823 (Prado)- Spanish painter Francisco Goya painted this (and a series of other dark images) directly onto his house's wall near the end of his life. Art historians often attribute Van Gogh and Cezanne as the first 'modern artists' who first used abstract concepts and expressionistic brush strokes on canvas. This, however, was nearly 100 years before their time!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Goya_Dog.jpg
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