Pereda Antonio

The painting “Help to Genoa” was made in 1634 as a young artist for the Salon of Kingdoms in the Buen Retiro Palace, commissioned by the Duke of Olivares. This

The origin of the painting is not exactly known. Apparently, she was removed from some monastery, closed after the ban of some monastic orders. In this work, you can see

Antonio Pereda is a prominent painter of the Madrid school, who was influenced by Velázquez. He painted pictures on historical and biblical scenes, but gained great fame thanks to his