Antonio de Pereda y Salgado was a Spanish Baroque-era painter, best known for his still lifes.
Allegory of Vanity by Pereda
The Immaculate conception
The Knight's Dream
Still Life with an Ebony Chest
The Relief of Genoa took place between 28 March 1625 and 24 April 1625, during the Thirty Years' War. It was a major naval expedition launched by Spain against the French-occupied Republic of Genoa, of which the capital Genoa was being besieged by a joint Franco-Savoyard army composed of 30,000 men and 3,000 cavalry.
Relief of Genoa by the Marquis of Santa Cruz by Antonio de Pereda. Museo del Prado.
François de Bonne, Duke de Lesdiguieres, commander of the French army.
Troops Embarking on a Galley in the Port of Genoa, engraving by Cornelis de Wael circa 1630.
Genoese Star Fort Diamante.