[The Cid speaking with the queen Urraca] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Cid speaking with the queen Urraca]
Subject: El cid; Medieval legend; queen
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain
Description: In this image the lady Urraca is sitting in front of El Cid and his soldier. She is wearing dress with a crown on. She has her elbow on the desk with books and papers. She also has her eyes closed. El Cid is the one who has his arm outstretched in front of him. He has a beard and moustache. He has his armour on with a cloak. At his waist there is sheathed sword. Next to El Cid is his soldier. He is wearing a tunic with chainmail underneath it. He also has a sheathed sword at his waist. Behind the three main focuses of the image there is a blur of people. The blur of people seem to be a mixture of soldiers and the people.
Image Creator: Werner (engraver); Foix (engraver); Gómez Soler (engraver); Xumetra (engraver)
Type: Text; engraving
Identifier: mta:11593
Language: spa
Source Name: Romancero del Cid
Parent Collection: 1884 Barcelona Milá
Image: mta_11593_OBJ.png