Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Benito (Saint Benedict) c.1640–1645 Oil on canvas, 188 x 103.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This painting formed part of a series by Zurbarán representing the thirteen founders of monastic orders, known today…
(1571–1610) Michelangelo Merisi The artist’s works: Ragazzo che monda un frutto 1592–1593 Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Firenze Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Hampton Court Palace, London Ragazzo che monda un frutto c.1592–1593 Private collection Ragazzo morso da un ramarro c.1594–1595 National…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Casa de Nazareth (Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth) c.1640 Oil on canvas, 165 x 218.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Stories of Christ’s childhood and adolescence became increasingly popular during the Counter-Reformation…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) San Francisco rezando (Saint Francis in Prayer) c.1638–1639 Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 90.2 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena St. Francis of Assisi, a mystic and poet, was also the founder of the Franciscans, an important mendicant…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Limones, naranjas y rosa (Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose) 1633 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 109.5 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena This extraordinary painting by Zurbarán, the only signed and dated still life by…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Nacimiento de la Virgen (The Birth of the Virgin) c.1627 Oil on canvas, 141 x 108.6 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Just as striking as Zurbarán’s color scheme are his rich, descriptive treatment of the drapery, and…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Agnus Dei (The Lamb of God) 1635–1640 Oil on canvas, 37.3 x 62 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A dark background and a gray table are the setting for this painting’s only motive: a merino lamb between…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Bodegón con cacharros (Still-Life with Pottery Jars) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 46 x 84 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Various vessels of different materials, shapes and uses rest on a wooden surface that could be a table…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Cristo crucificado, con un pintor (The Crucified Christ with a Painter) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 105 x 84 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A painter devoutly contemplates the almost-sculptural figure of Christ on the Cross, which stands…
Cádiz in Art: Pueyrredón, Prilidiano (1823-1870) Ciego popular en Cádiz s.d. Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Defensa de Cádiz contra los ingleses 1634–1635 Museo del Prado, Madrid Births: • Sánchez, Mari…