Tag: Franciscan

Rembrandt’s Son Titus in a Monk’s Habit (1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Rembrandt’s Son Titus in a Monk’s Habit 1660 Oil on canvas, 79.5 x 67.7 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt portrays his 19-year-old son Titus as a Franciscan monk. The rules of the Order prescribe a life of poverty and…

Santa Isabel de Portugal

(1271–1336) Santa Isabel de Portugal in Art: Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Feast: • July 4 See also: • Portugal | Queens Consort | Saints

Santa Croce (Firenze)

Groundbreaking: 1294 Completed: 1385 Consecrated: 1443 Architects: Arnolfo di Cambio, Filippo Brunelleschi Style: Gothic, Renaissance, Gothic Revival Location: Piazza Santa Croce, 16 – 50122 Firenze Website: https://www.santacroceopera.it/ Burials: • Clary, Julie (1771-1845) • Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642) • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455)…

Fernando III de Castilla y León

(1201?-1252) Saint Ferdinand, San Fernando King of Castile (1217–1252) King of León (1230–1252) King of Galicia (1230–1252) Saint Ferdinand III of Castile in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Aparición de San Isidoro al Rey Fernando el Santo 1798–1800 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos…