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- Reference number
- P02806
- Author
- Cano, Alonso (Spanish)
- Title
- The Miracle of the Well
- Chronology
- 1638-1640
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 216 cm x 149 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Procedence
- Acquisition, 1941
A depiction of one of the miracles
of Saint Isidore (XII), the patron
saint of Madrid, who made many
miracles. Here, after his son had
fallen into a well, the water
miraculously rose to the top,
carrying the child up with it,
thanks to his fathers' prayers, and
those of his mother, Saint Mary of
the Head.
Cano stands out for his rapid
brushstrokes and very rich palette,
which he learned while at court.
There, he studied parintings from
the Venetian school that were in
the Royal Collection.
This work was painted for the main
altarpiece of the church of Santa
María de la Almundena in Madrid, at
the behest of Queen Isabel de
Bourbon. From there, it was taken
to the convent of las Bernardas del
Santísimo Sacramento, also in
Madrid.
It entered the Prado Museum in
1941.
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