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Juan Ximénez
Juan Ximénez or Juan Jimenez (active 1499 – 1510s) was a Spanish painter. Little is known of his life except that he was the son of the painter Miguel Ximénez and assisted him and probably several other painters on a large altarpiece in the church of Tamarite de Litera near Huesca. A single outer panel by his hand from that altarpiece survives that was removed from the church before 1917, but the rest of the altarpiece was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p .... record on museum website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Ximénez, Spanish (active Aragon), First Documented 1500, Died 1505 - The Archangel Michael - Google Art Project
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ximénez (artist)
Miguel Ximénez (Pareja -Province of Guadalajara, Guadalajara-, 15th century) was a Spanish Gothic painter. He was documented in Zaragoza, Saragossa between 1462 and 1505. He was appointed Ferdinand II of Aragon's court painter on 11 May 1484 and is known to have influenced Bartolomé Bermejo's work. Also there are similarities between his work and Martín Bernat's. His son Juan Ximénez assisted him. Known works * Saint John the Baptist, Saint Fabià and Saint Sebastian, at present in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, MNAC * ''Saint Michael'', ''Saint Catherine'' and the ''Predella with the Resurrection of Christ'', parts of a dismantled Pietà altarpiece from the church of Santa María in Ejea de los Caballeros, Egea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza. Museo del Prado, Prado Museum, Madrid. *''Trinity'', Prado Museum, Madrid. *''Saint Miquel and Saint Caterina'' in the Church of Ejea de los Caballeros, Eixea (Zaragoza (province), Saragossa) * ''Greater altarpiece of the churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamarite De Litera
Tamarite de Litera (), is the first major town of the ''comarca'' of La Litera in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the ''comarca'' of La Litera. Villages *Tamarite de Litera. *Algayón. *La Melusa. History The town was reconquered from the Moors by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1107. Famous natives * Fernando Aranda, former motorcycle champion. * Dolores Cabrera y Heredia See also *La Franja * List of municipalities in Huesca References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huesca
Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), province of the same name and of the Comarcas of Spain, comarca of Hoya de Huesca/Plana de Uesca, Hoya de Huesca. In 2009, it had a population of 52,059, almost a quarter of the total population of the province. The city is one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain. Huesca celebrates its main festival, the ''Fiestas de San Lorenzo'', in honor of Saint Lawrence, from 9 to 15 August. History Huesca dates from pre-Roman times, and was once known as ''Bolskan'' (Northeastern Iberian script, Iberian: file:Bolskan.svg, 50px) in the ancient Iberian language. It was once the capital of the Vescetani, in the north of Hispania Tarraconensis, on the road from Tarraco (modern Tarragona) and Ilerda (modern Lleida) to Caesaraugusta (modern Zara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing politics, left-leaning Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic. The opposing Nationalists were an alliance of Falangism, Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and Traditionalism (Spain), traditionalists led by a National Defense Junta, military junta among whom General Francisco Franco quickly achieved a preponderant role. Due to the international Interwar period#Great Depression, political climate at the time, the war was variously viewed as class struggle, a War of religion, religious struggle, or a struggle between dictatorship and Republicanism, republican democracy, between revolution and counterrevolution, or between fascism and communism. The Nationalists won the war, which ended in early 1939, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1470 Births
Year 1470 ( MCDLXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * March 12 – Wars of the Roses in England – Battle of Losecoat Field: The House of York defeats the House of Lancaster. * March 20 – The Battle of Nibley Green is the last fought between the private armies of feudal magnates in England. * Spring: Anglo-Hanseatic War: Hanseatic League privateers set sail. * May 15 – Charles VIII of Sweden, who has served three terms as King of Sweden, dies. Sten Sture the Elder proclaims himself Regent of Sweden the following day. * June 1 – Sten Sture is recognised as Swedish ruler by the estates. * July 12 – The Ottomans capture Euboea. * August 20 – Battle of Lipnic: Stephen the Great defeats the Volga Tatars of the Golden Horde, led by Ahmed Khan. * September 13 – A rebellion orchestrated by King Edward IV of England's former ally, Richard Neville, 16th Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1510 Deaths
Year 1510 ( MDX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 23 – An 18-year-old Henry VIII of England jousts anonymously at Richmond, Surrey and draws applause, before revealing his identity. * January 29 – The ''Mary Rose'' ship is laid out. The next year the ship is launched on July 29, 1511, and is afterwards towed to London to be fitted, and is finally completed in 1512. In 1545, during the Battle of the Solent, she sank. The reason for her sinking is disputed with contemporary accounts claiming the ship was heeled over or sank by French ships with gunfire, although modern historians believe it was sunk due to being unstable. * January 31 – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to her first child, and the first known child of King Henry VIII, a stillborn daughter. * February 27– Portuguese conquest of Goa: Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal begins a nine month battle to conquer Goa off the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
