Works of Art
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Works of Art Inspired By FamilyLore Ancestors
Paintings
(Ferdinand III of Castile, Artist: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). Title in Spanish: San Fernando)
Tapestries
(Sections of the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth, which measures nearly 70 meters long and 50 centimeters wide. It depicts events leading up to, and including, the Norman invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy, later William I, King of England)
(From the Bayuex Tapestry––William I on his throne)
(There has been much debate about whether William's wife and her ladies produced the Bayeux Tapestry or if it was the work of skilled craftsmen. There are pros and cons to each position, but the overall craftsmanship does not suggest highly skilled wor...)
Sculptures
(Statue of El Cid in Burgos by Juan Cristóbal González)
