Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (/ m j ʊəˈr ɪ l oʊ, m (j) ʊ ˈ r iː oʊ / mure-IL-oh, m(y)uu-REE-oh, Spanish: [baɾtoloˈme esˈteβam muˈɾiʎo]; late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of ...
The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Bernard is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, created c. 1655, now held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The picture shows a miraculous Marian apparition to Catholic theologian Bernard of Clairvaux during his study time, what causes him to fall on his knees.
The Young Beggar is a (circa 1645–1650) genre painting by Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Also known as The Lice-Ridden Boy due to the figure of a young boy delousing himself in the painting, The Young Beggar is the first known depiction of a street urchin by Murillo. [1]
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (c. 1667–1682) a work study from the National galleries of Scotland for the original painting in Seville. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes is a 1669–1670 or 1670–1674 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, still in the Hospital de la Caridad in Seville for which it was originally painted, [1] though an earlier study for it now hangs ...
According to Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez, the work was commissioned from Bartolomé Esteban Murillo by Justino de Neve (1625–1685). De Neve was a canon of Seville Cathedral and ecclesiastical president of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville. He commissioned the painting for his personal collection, and donated it to the chapel at the ...
That convent contributed to the foundation of the convent in Seville and so may have suggested the subject to Murillo. The composition symbolises the crucial moment in Francis of Assisi 's life when he renounced all worldly goods to embrace the religious life, pushing away a globe (symbolising the world) with his right foot.
Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an oil on canvas painting executed c.1665 by the Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo which is now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. It depicts the Holy Family, attended by two Cupids, resting during a flight to safety. The theme was a popular one which was painted by several artists.
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua (1656), by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua is a 1656 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, commissioned by the chapter of Seville Cathedral as the altarpiece for its chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, where it still hangs. It replaced an altarpiece by Bernardo ...