Jeremy Robbins

Incomparable Realms offers a vision of Spanish culture and society during the Golden Age, the period from 1500 to 1700 when Spain unexpectedly rose to become the dominant European power. But in what ways was this a 'Golden Age', and for whom? The relationship between the Habsburg monarchy and the Church shaped the period, with both constructing narratives to bind...

A major re-evaluation of Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age. Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age, painted with unmatched stillness and intensity. Famed for his monks, saints, and martyrs, he also created mesmerising still lifes, making fabrics shimmer and fruit glow with quiet presence. This book explores how Zurbarán's art captures the spiritual inwardness of seventeenth-century...