Historical people being dramatic. Maybe they were that dramatic, maybe not. Fun to look at either way. Spanish, José Moreno Carbonero, painter and decorator. Living from 1858 to 1942, he is considered one of the last great history painters of the 19th century.

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“Entry of Roger de Flor into Constantinople.” 1888. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Senate of Spain. Exhibited in the Palace of the Senate in Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrada_de_Roger_de_Flor_en_Constantinopla_(Palacio_del_Senado_de_Espa%C3%B1a).jpg
“The Founding of Buenos Aires.” 1924. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Image source: clarin.com. Collections of the Palacio Municipal de Buenos Aires. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Moreno_Carbonero_-The_founding_of_Buenos_Aires(1924).jpg
“The Conversion of the Duke of Gandia.” 1884. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/8547442959

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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