Tag Archives: Spain

1605: Not the Author of Don Quixote

Posted on April 12, 2020 by corvusfugit

According to Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes is not the author of Don Quixote. Nor was the book written in Spanish. Rather, Cervantes tells us, the true author is Cid Hamete Benengeli, the book was written in Arabic, and … Continue reading →

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1927: Festival

Posted on February 2, 2020 by corvusfugit

Maruja Mallo: La Verbena [The Festival] (1927)

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1973: Homage

Posted on August 25, 2019 by corvusfugit

Joan Miró: Homage to Miró (1973)

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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!

Posted on April 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading →

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1943: Workers and Paintings

Posted on March 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Honoré Sharrer: Workers and Paintings (1943) I can’t identify all the paintings in this painting. Leave a comment if you can fill in the blanks: Hugo Gellert : Free Man’s Duties (No 4) (1943) Jean-François … Continue reading →

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1894: Novel

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Santiago Rusiñol: Novela romántica (1894) ¡Ay! ¡Desgraciadamente no, Elvira! replicó con vehemencia Rodrigo clavando sus rasgados ojos más negros que el azabache en el rostro seductor de su prometida, sobran para mi devoradora inquietud. Ya no comprende vuestro corazón al … Continue reading →

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1964: Revolution

Posted on January 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

During the shooting of David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago [set in Russia during WWI and the Russian Revolution] in a Madrid suburb in 1964, a crowd of Spanish statists had to sing the “Internationale” in a scene involving a mass demonstration. The … Continue reading →

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1283: Book of Games

Posted on December 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Illumination from the Libro de los Juegos, a compendium of games commissioned by King Alfonso X of Castile, Galicia and León in 1283.

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1495: Weighing Souls

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Juan de la Abadía (the Elder): Saint Michael Weighing Souls (c. 1480-1495) (source) Note the Devil trying to cheat by pushing down the scale; St Michael doesn’t like this and points his spear threateningly.

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1897: The Dew

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Adrià Gual: The Dew (1897)

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