This picture is a vivid example of how the artist “wrote” an anachronism in the biblical story. Madonna is depicted on a canvas with rosary beads – a typical attribute
Death of Saint Clara by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Saint Clara was the founder of the Order of Clarice. When she died, one of the nuns was a vision represented in the picture, while the other monks who surrounded
Little Beggar by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Murillo is rightly called the last master of the “golden age” of Spanish painting. He was the youngest contemporary of Zurbaran, Velasquez, Ribera, but unlike his older contemporaries, the artist,
Eaters of melon and grapes by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
“Eaters of melon and grapes” refer to the best paintings of Murillo. Here he tried to solve a problem that he had not yet set himself, the task of portraying
Children with a Lamb by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
Genre scene – two boys playing. Only a lamb and a cross in the hands of one of them, suggests that it is the Infant Christ giving the child to
Flight to Egypt by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Full of restrained drama, this canvas can be considered one of the best in Murilho. Ponuro wanders tired donkey. The Mother of God and Christ, quietly sleeping on Her hands,
Invitation to play lapta by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
In the work of Murillo, genre scenes with the participation of poor children, which were in great demand among buyers, occupy a large place. These paintings the artist performed in
Vision of St. Francis by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
This picture is a typical altar image. In it, the author follows the Italian compositional scheme. He portrays St. Francis, kneeling and talking, as it were, to Christ sitting in
Fruit Shop Girl by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
The artist’s small genre paintings on the other hand reveal his many-sided talent. On them you will not find any richly dressed Spanish grandees, nor inspired and sublime images of
Madonna and Child by Bartholomew-Esteban Murillo
The theme of mercy, refracted through religious subjects, has been actively spread in the works of Murillo. Here the conditions of orders, emanating from monastic orders, charitable fraternities, affected the
Betrothal of sv. Catherine by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
In 1682, Murillo, who had not left Seville since his trip to Madrid, came to Cadiz to perform for the local Capuchin monastery the large altar painting “The Engagement of
The Kitchen of Angels by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
This work is one of 11 paintings showing the history of the mendicant order of the Franciscans. All pictures of the cycle illustrate amazing episodes from the life of Franciscans.
Brother Juniper and the Beggar by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
This work is one of 11 paintings showing the history of the mendicant order of the Franciscans. All pictures of the cycle illustrate amazing episodes from the life of Franciscans.
Dice Players (Street Boys) by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Genre scenes occupy a large place in the work of Murillo. The artist has created a whole series of paintings, with good-natured humor depicting the life of the Seville rags.
Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
In the 1670s, the image of the Virgin Mary in the work of Murillo loses warmth, becomes “generalized theological.” The artist now shows the Mother of God, not as before
Holy Family with a Bird by Bartolome Esteban Murillo
In this surprisingly warm composition, there is nothing supernatural, mystical. Before us is just an idyllic scene from the life of a Spanish family. The baby holds in his hand
Introduction of the Virgin Mary to the Temple by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo
When Mary was three or four years old, St. Anna, fulfilling her promise, gave her to the temple so that she would begin to serve the Lord. Legend has it