Fire at the Monastery of El Escorial in 1671, 17th century. Creator: Unknown.

Fire at the Monastery of El Escorial in 1671, 17th century. Creator: Unknown.

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Fire at the Monastery of El Escorial in 1671, 17th century. Depiction of the devastating fire that struck El Escorial in 1671, during the reign of Charles II of Spain. The fire, which engulfed the library, destroyed about 5,280 handwritten codices. Fortunately the printed collections were saved.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: : Search Wikipedia for Unknown
Medium
  1. Canvas
  2. Oil
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Spain Comunidad de Madrid Madrid San Lorenzo de El Escorial

  1. 40 35 00 N , 004 07 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3180
File Size : 46,210kb

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  1. Q59827075
  1. GTR
  1. 1410000490
  1. 3-098-574
  1. 3098574
  1. Q59827075

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