Allegory of Water
1700 · Museo del Prado, Madrid
mythologicalThis painting belongs to the series The Four Elements painted in the early eighteenth century for the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. The series consists of Air (by Palomino), Water (by Ezquerra), Earth (by Vaccaro) and Fire (by Palomino). This wooded landscape with the ocean in the background is the setting for a group of maritime allegories.
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About the Artist
Jerónimo Antonio Ezquerra
1660 – 1733
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