Painting Stamps - Spain "Stamp Day" Series 1958-1979

Paintings by Velazquez - 1959

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velazquez, (1599 – 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the Baroque period (c.#8201;1600–1750). He began to paint in a precise tenebrist style, later developing a freer manner characterized by bold brushwork. In addition to numerous renditions of scenes of historical and cultural significance, he painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and commoners, culminating in his masterpiece Las Meninas (1656). A set of ten stamps show his paintings was issued by Spain in the "Stamp Day" on March 24, 1959. One of them shows his self-portrait:


The rest stamps in the set show Velazques' paintings:

- The Spinners (detail)
- The Surrender of Breda
- Las Meninas (The Maids of Honour)



- Balthasar Don Carlos
- Aesop, ancient Greek storyteller and fabulist, 7-6 centuries BC (detail)
- The Forge of Vulcan
- Menippus of Gadara, Greek Cynic satirist, 3rd century BC (detail)




Missing two stamps:
15 Spanish céntimo - The Drinkers (The Triumph of Bacchus)
1 spanish Peseta - The Coronation of the Virgin

Paintings by Morales - 1970

Luis de Morales (1509 – 1586) was a Spanish painter active during the Spanish Renaissance in the 16th century. Known as "El Divino", most of his work was of religious subjects, including many representations of the Madonna and Child and the Passion. A set of ten stamps show his paintings was issued by Spain in the "Stamp Day" on March 24, 1970.

- St Stephen
- The Anunciation
- Virgin and Child with St John
- Virgin and Child
- The Presentation of the Infant Christ

Paintings by Morales - 1970

- St. Jerome
- St John of Ribera
- Ecce Homo!
- Pieta
- St. Francis of Assisi

Paintings of Saint Mary Cathedral - 1975

The Cathedral of Saint Mary, (Catalan: Catedral de Santa Maria), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona. Its construction was begun in the 11th century in the Romanesque architectural style, and continued in the 13th century in the Gothic style. The combination of its majestic steps, towering facade, and stunning stained glass makes it a must-visit if you're ever in Catalonia. A set of eight stamps, shows paintings from the Cathedral, was issued by Spain on September 29, 1975 to mark the "Stamp Day" and the millennia of Girona Cathedral:

- Blessing the Birds (Seo de Urgel)
- Angel and River of Life (Burgo de Osma)
- Angel at Gates of Paradise
- Fox seizing Cockerel




- Daniel with the Lions
- Blessing the Multitude
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Burgo de Osma)
- Bird holding Snake

Prehistoric Cave Paintings - 1967

Spain is famous for its prehistoric cave and stone paintings. Two areas with several prehistoric caves and rocks paintings were declared by UNESCO as world heritage sites: the cave of Altamira and Paleolithic cave art of Northern Spain heritage sites and the rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin heritage sites. A set of ten stamps was issued by Spain on March 27, 1967 to mark the "Stamp Day". They show famous prehistoric paintings from both sites:

- Cave of Morella
- Cave of Remigia
- Cave of La Silla
- Cave of Altamira with the famous bison painting
- Cave of El Castillo

Prehistoric Cave Paintings - 1967

- Cave of Saltadora
- Cave of Covalanas
- Cave of Cingle
- Cave of Remigia
- Cave of Los Caballos, Valltorta with the famous hunting scene prehistoric painting

The upper two last sets I just posted, paintings of Saint Mary Cathedral and prehistoric cave paintings, are the last in my collection. I will update this thread when I have new sets from the series of "Stamp Day".

Hi.
I've seen this thread today, I don't come here much.
In your introduction you write: "Spanish and Catalan paintings", you are from Israel, would you say that you have paintings from Israel and Haifa?, it is all of Israel, just as it is all of Spain.
If you are interested in any of these series in particular, let me know.
Regards.

Hello Roberto,

Thanks for your comment. No much intentions behind my description and you surly noted the Spanish flag I put in the first post. I am not an expert in art, and take my information from the web, especially Wikipedia. When I searched for information about the paintings, I always saw there is a distinction between Spanish painters and Catalan painters. For instance, Fortuny and Sert are described as Catalan painters and the rest are described Spanish painters. Hence, I wrote "Spanish and Catalan Paintings".

Roberto, your page is wonderful and thanks you posted it! do you have more pages with stamps of this series? If yes, I would love to see them, even those show sets already posted in this thread, since your pages show the complete paintings in side of the stamps. Thank you in advance. Eli

Paintings by Francisco Goya - 1958

Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746 – 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. A set of ten stamps was issued on March 24, 1958, one of them shows Goya portrait by Vicente Lopez Portana (1772 - 1850):

- The Sunshade
- The Bookseller's Wife
- The Count of Fernan-Nunez
- The Crockery Vendor

Paintings by Francisco Goya - 1958

- Dona Isabel Cobos de Porcel
- The Carnival Doll
- Marianito Goya
- The Vintage
- The Drinker