Heraldic Shield. Oil On Canvas. Torres, A. Spanish School, 1856.

Heraldic shield. Oil on canvas. TORRES, A. Spanish school, 1856.
Signed and dated.
This work depicts a heraldic shield on a blue background with different shades, on a framed oval support. The central (and only) element of the composition consists of a crest with a helmet with gold bars and four feathers, and a quartered shield. The signature (A. Torres) and the date (1856) appear in the lower right part. First quarter, cut, with a bird (perhaps a sable eagle) with wings spread on gold and, at the bottom, in green, a gold band crossed between the mouths of two azure serpents (reminiscent of the famous "band of Castile"), on the gules. In the second quarter, twelve gold stars with eight points, arranged in three columns, on a field divided into sable and argent. In the third, on gules, gold chains surrounding three crossed gold bands. In the fourth, six gold crescents on azure. Around the two elements and connecting them, a symmetrical composition of architectural elements, plants and foliage, of clearly classical influence and somewhat reminiscent of the works of the Spanish Renaissance. -
Dimensions: 46x4.5x58 cm. int: 36x47 cm