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The Torre de la Parada is a former hunting lodge that was located in present-day Monte de El Pardo in Fuencarral-El Pardo, near the Royal Palace of El Pardo, some way outside Madrid in the Sierra de Guadarrama. It was mostly destroyed by fire when taken in 1714 by Austrian troops in the War of Spanish Succession, though the ruins remain.^[2]

History[edit]

It was first built in 1547-49, with Luis de Vega as the architect. During the years 1635–40 it was a site for a major architectural and decorative project by King Philip IV of Spain who was a great hunting enthusiast. He commissioned the Spanish architect Juan Gómez de Mora to renovate it in 1636, and had it decorated by leading painters, including Rubens and Velázquez, who contributed some of his "jester" portraits, including The Jester Don John of Austria, The Jester Don Diego de Acedo, Portrait of Francisco Lezcano and Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid.^[3] His Aesop and Menippus are also thought to have been intended for the lodge, as well as several of his well-known portraits of the royal family relaxed in hunting or riding clothes, including Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter.

Rubens was commissioned in 1636 to produce sixty mythological paintings, which he managed to do in about 18 months, assisted by Jacob Jordaens, Cornelis de Vos, Peter Snayers, Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, Theodoor van Thulden, Jan Boeckhorst and others, working to his designs. Forty of the paintings survive, as well as many of Rubens' oil sketches and drawings.^[4] Most of all these works are in the Prado in Madrid.

The best paintings were later moved elsewhere, especially in 1710, but in 1806 a travel book describes paintings by the Flemish painters Paul de Vos, Erasmus Quellinus II, Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, Jan Cossiers, and "Yoris" (possibly Joris van Son who worked with Erasmus Quellinus).^[5]

Notes[edit]

^ Pessoas en Madrid (January 12th, 2015):«Las pinturas de Mombello, en Madrid» Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Aerial photo from El Pardo site". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
^ Tinterow, nos. 72, 73, 75
^ Prado
^ A view of Spain: comprising a descriptive itinerary Vol. III Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine by Alexandre de Laborde, 1806

References[edit]

"Prado" Prado Museum "Torre de La Parada" (in Spanish)
Tinterow, Gary, Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, ISBN 1588390403, 9781588390400

External links[edit]

Media related to Torre de la Parada at Wikimedia Commons

40°32′41″N 03°45′19″W / 40.54472°N 3.75528°W / 40.54472; -3.75528

[1] Pessoas en Madrid (January 12th, 2015):«Las pinturas de Mombello, en Madrid» Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.

[2] "Aerial photo from El Pardo site". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2013-11-09.

[3] Tinterow, nos. 72, 73, 75

[4] Prado

[5] A view of Spain: comprising a descriptive itinerary Vol. III Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine by Alexandre de Laborde, 1806

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-[[File:Torre de la Parada.jpg|thumb|Torre de la Parada by [[Felix Castello]] ca. 1640.]]
+[[File:Torre de la Parada Felix Castelo.jpg|thumb|Torre de la Parada by [[Felix Castello]] ca. 1640.]]
+[[File:Torre de la Parada by Anonim from Madrid.jpg|thumb|Torre de la Parada, c. 1670.<ref>Pessoas en Madrid (January 12th, 2015):[http://pessoasenmadrid.blogspot.com/2015/01/las-pinturas-de-mombello-en-madrid.html «Las pinturas de Mombello, en Madrid»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424193511/http://pessoasenmadrid.blogspot.com/2015/01/las-pinturas-de-mombello-en-madrid.html |date=2021-04-24 }}.</ref>]]
-[[File:San Antonio de los Portugueses.jpg|thumb|Print of 1656]]
-The '''Torre de la Parada''' is a former hunting lodge that was located in present-day Monte de El Pardo in [[Fuencarral-El Pardo]], near the [[Royal Palace of El Pardo]], some way outside [[Madrid]] in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]].  It was mostly destroyed by fire when taken in 1714 by Austrian troops in the [[War of Spanish Succession]], though the ruins remain.<ref>[http://www.elpardo.net/2012/02/06/torre-de-la-parada/ Aerial photo from El Pardo site]</ref>
+The '''Torre de la Parada''' is a former hunting lodge that was located in present-day Monte de El Pardo in [[Fuencarral-El Pardo]], near the [[Royal Palace of El Pardo]], some way outside [[Madrid]] in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]].  It was mostly destroyed by fire when taken in 1714 by Austrian troops in the [[War of Spanish Succession]], though the ruins remain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elpardo.net/2012/02/06/torre-de-la-parada/ |title=Aerial photo from El Pardo site |access-date=2013-11-09 |archive-date=2016-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024023042/http://www.elpardo.net/2012/02/06/torre-de-la-parada/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==History==
-It was first built in 1547-49, with [[Luis de Vega]] as architect.  During the years 1635&ndash;40 it was a site for a major architectural and decorative project by King [[Philip IV of Spain]] who was a great hunting enthusiast. He commissioned the Spanish architect [[Juan Gómez de Mora]] to renovate it in 1636, and had it decorated by leading painters, including [[Rubens]] and [[Velázquez]], who contributed some of his "jester" portraits, including ''[[The Jester Don John of Austria]]'', ''[[The Jester Don Diego de Acedo]]'', ''[[Portrait of Francisco Lezcano]]'' and  ''[[Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid]]''.<ref>Tinterow, nos. 72, 73, 75</ref>  His ''Aesop'' and ''Menippus'' are also thought to have been intended for the lodge, as well as several of his well-known portraits of the royal family relaxed in hunting or riding clothes, including ''[[Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter]]''.
+It was first built in 1547-49, with [[Luis de Vega]] as the architect.  During the years 1635&ndash;40 it was a site for a major architectural and decorative project by King [[Philip IV of Spain]] who was a great hunting enthusiast. He commissioned the Spanish architect [[Juan Gómez de Mora]] to renovate it in 1636, and had it decorated by leading painters, including [[Rubens]] and [[Velázquez]], who contributed some of his "jester" portraits, including ''[[The Jester Don John of Austria]]'', ''[[The Jester Don Diego de Acedo]]'', ''[[Portrait of Francisco Lezcano]]'' and  ''[[Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid]]''.<ref>Tinterow, nos. 72, 73, 75</ref>  His ''Aesop'' and ''Menippus'' are also thought to have been intended for the lodge, as well as several of his well-known portraits of the royal family relaxed in hunting or riding clothes, including ''[[Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter]]''.
-Rubens was commissioned in 1636 to produce sixty mythological paintings, which he managed to do in about 18 months, assisted by [[Jacob Jordaens]], [[Cornelis de Vos]], [[Pieter Snayers]], [[Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert]], [[Theodoor van Thulden]], [[Jan Boeckhorst]] and others, working to his designs. Forty of the paintings survive, as well as many of Rubens' [[oil sketch]]es and drawings.<ref>Prado</ref> Most of all these works are in the [[Prado]] in Madrid.
+[[Rubens]] was commissioned in 1636 to produce sixty mythological paintings, which he managed to do in about 18 months, assisted by [[Jacob Jordaens]], [[Cornelis de Vos]], [[Peter Snayers]], [[Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert]], [[Theodoor van Thulden]], [[Jan Boeckhorst]] and others, working to his designs. Forty of the paintings survive, as well as many of Rubens' [[oil sketch]]es and drawings.<ref>Prado</ref> Most of all these works are in the [[Prado]] in Madrid.
-The best paintings were later moved elsewhere, especially in 1710, but in 1806 a travel book describes paintings by the Flemish painters [[Paul de Vos]], [[Erasmus Quellinus II]], [[Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert]], [[Jan Cossiers]], and "Yoris" (possibly [[Joris van Son]] who worked with Erasmus Quellinus).<ref>[http://books.google.nl/books?id=eRsUAAAAYAAJ A view of Spain: comprising a descriptive itinerary Vol. III] by [[Alexandre de Laborde]], 1806</ref>
+The best paintings were later moved elsewhere, especially in 1710, but in 1806 a travel book describes paintings by the Flemish painters [[Paul de Vos]], [[Erasmus Quellinus II]], [[Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert]], [[Jan Cossiers]], and "Yoris" (possibly [[Joris van Son]] who worked with Erasmus Quellinus).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eRsUAAAAYAAJ A view of Spain: comprising a descriptive itinerary Vol. III] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726195519/https://books.google.com/books?id=eRsUAAAAYAAJ |date=2020-07-26 }} by [[Alexandre de Laborde]], 1806</ref>
 ==Notes==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==References==
-* "Prado" [http://www.museodelprado.es/enciclopedia/enciclopedia-on-line/voz/torre-de-la-parada/ Prado Museum "Torre de La {Pareda"] (in Spanish)
+* "Prado" [http://www.museodelprado.es/enciclopedia/enciclopedia-on-line/voz/torre-de-la-parada/ Prado Museum "Torre de La Parada"] (in Spanish)
-* Tinterow, Gary, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4somoplUFVwC&pg=PA452 ''Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting''], Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, ISBN 1588390403, 9781588390400
+* Tinterow, Gary, [https://books.google.com/books?id=4somoplUFVwC&pg=PA452 ''Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting''], Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003, {{ISBN|1588390403}}, 9781588390400
 ==Further reading==
-* [[Svetlana Alpers|Alpers, Svetlana]], ''The Decoration of the Torre de la Parada'', Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard (HMCRLB 9), 1978, Harvey Miller, ISBN 9780199210152
+* [[Svetlana Alpers|Alpers, Svetlana]], ''The Decoration of the Torre de la Parada'', Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard (HMCRLB 9), 1978, Harvey Miller, {{ISBN|9780199210152}}
-* Vlieghe, Hans, "Jacob Jordaens's Activity for the Torre de la Parada", ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 110, No. 782 (May, 1968), pp.&nbsp;262–265+267-268, [http://www.jstor.org/stable/875639 JSTOR]
+* Vlieghe, Hans, "Jacob Jordaens's Activity for the Torre de la Parada", ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 110, No. 782 (May, 1968), pp.&nbsp;262–265+267-268, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/875639 JSTOR]
+==External links==
+{{Commons category-inline|Torre de la Parada}}
+{{Subject bar |portal1= Architecture |portal2= Spain}}
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+{{Spanish royal sites}}
-{{coord missing|Spain}}
+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:Herrerian architecture]]
+[[Category:Hunting lodges]]
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+[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1714]]
+[[Category:1714 disestablishments in Spain]]

v t e Demolished landmarks in Madrid
Founded before the Habsburgs	Royal Alcázar of Madrid Some of the Romanesque churches Atalaya de la Villa and Atalaya de la Corte Iglesia gótico-mudéjar de Humanejos
Built during the Habsburgs	Palacio del Buen Retiro Antigüa Real Armería de Felipe II Casa del Tesoro Torre de la Parada Convento de Santo Tomás Convento de San Felipe el Real Iglesia del Buen Suceso Palacio del Marqués de Alcañices Noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús Convento de los Agustinos Recoletos Convento del Carmen Calzado Convento de la Natividad y San José Fountain de la Abundancia Fountain of the Harpies
Built during the Early Bourbons	Palacio de La Moncloa Convento de San Norberto Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro Monte de Piedad de Madrid Fountain de La Mariblanca
Built from the 19th century	Quinta del Sordo Hotel Florida Palacio del Duque de Úceda Fiesta Alegre fronton Palacio de Xifré Palacio del Marqués de Portugalete Palacio del Marqués de Casa Riera Palacio de Indo Palacio del Duque de Arión Former monument to victims of the attack against Alfonso XIII
City Walls and Gate Walls	Muslim Walls Christian Walls Walls del Arrabal Walls of Philip II Walls of Philip IV Puerta de Atocha
Related	Project of Filippo Juvarra for the Royal Palace of Madrid
Other	List of missing landmarks in Spain

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Spain

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