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Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante, An Angel Awakens the Prophet Elijah in the Wilderness, detail
Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante, An Angel Awakens the Prophet Elijah in the Wilderness, detail © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt

Backstories | The Angel of Escalante

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The Backstories series tells remarkable object histories about works from the collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. This episode is about the painting "An Angel Awakens the Prophet Elijah in the Wilderness". X-rays of the wooden panel that serves as the image carrier revealed an interesting secret about this small work of art from the Siglo de Oro.

Video: Bboxfilme

Museum and the City: “Backstories: Der Engel von Escalante” on the blog of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (German only)
Museum and the City: Posts about Backstories on the blog of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (German only)

El Siglo de Oro: The Age of Velázquez

‘El Siglo de Oro: The Age of Velázquez’ attracts over 150,000 visitors to the Gemäldegalerie
100,000 visitors so far at “El Siglo de Oro: The Era of Velázquez”
Literaturnobelpreisträger Mario Vargas Llosa besucht „El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez“
On show only until 30 October 2016: ‘El Siglo de Oro: The Age of Velázquez’. More than 130,000 visitors so far. Extended opening hours and additional guided tours now on offer for the last weekend
Tickets now on sale for the “El Siglo de Oro. The Age of Velázquez” exhibition

Gemäldegalerie | 100.000 visitors at „El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez“
Gemäldegalerie | Alte Kunst in neuen Medien. Social-Media-Event in der Ausstellung „El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez“ | 24.9.2016
Gemäldegalerie | El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez | 1.7. - 30.10.2016
Gemäldegalerie | El Siglo de Oro. The Age of Velázquez | 1.7. – 30.10.2016
Gemäldegalerie | Mehr als 150.000 Besucher in der Ausstellung „El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez“
Gemäldegalerie | Extended opening hours and public tours program in the exhibition „El Siglo de Oro. The Age of Velázquez“
Gemäldegalerie | „Compañero – Der Begleiter für Kinder“ zur Ausstellung „El Siglo de Oro. Die Ära Velázquez"

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