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Isabella I (1451-1504). Queen of Castile (1474-1504). Queen consort of Aragon for her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon. Engraving depicting the monument to Isabella the Catholic erected in Madrid, inaugurated at the end of November 1883. The sculptural group was cast in bronze by Alessandro Nelli (1842-after 1897), based on the model designed by the sculptor Manuel Oms (1842-1889). Isabella is shown riding a horse, holding the Romanesque cross of the Reconquest in her right hand. The other two figures that complete the group are Cardinal Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza (1428-1495) and Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba (1453-1515), known as ""El Gran Capitan"" (The Great Captain). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), January 8, 1884.

Date

26 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A00_002

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,5Mo (2,3Mo) / 25,0cm x 40,6cm / 2953 x 4797 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fernandez de Cordoba monument sculpture bronze group Manuel Oms y Canet Alessandro Nelli Madrid horse horseback equestrian Spain Spanish Europe European engraving 19th century monarchy Catholic Christianity queen Iberian Peninsula Isabella I of Castile Trastamara 15th century 16th century cross religion religious El Gran Capitan Fernandez de Cordoba