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- Reference number
- P01236
- Author
- Zurbarán, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- Saint Peter Nolasco's Vision
- Chronology
- 1629
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 179 cm x 223 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCIONREAL
- Procedence
- Royal collection
Founder of the order of la Merced
Calzada, the saint is depicted
kneeling, leaning on a church pew.
In his dream, an angel appears to
him and shows him heavenly
Jerusalem, conceived as a walled
city with gates and drawbridges
over which numerous people enter
and exit.
This work is a companion to Saint
Peter Appearing to Saint Peter
Nolasco (P1237) and both were part
of a series painted by Zurbarán for
the Cloister of the Convent of la
Merced Calzada in Seville. The
series depicts different moments in
the life of the founder of that
order.
In this scene, the supernatural is
represented in a straightforward
manner, without violent contrasts,
in the spirit of calm tranquility
with which Zurbarán interprets the
stories and miracles of Seville's
religious orders. Probably at the
monk's request, the painter depicts
this male saint as a mature figure,
with graying hair and beard, an
example of virtue to be imitated by
the younger friars.
It was acquired by Dean López
Cepero before 1808 and he ceded it
to Fernando VII in 1821.
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