Flevit super illam

1892. Oil on canvas.
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Simonet´s work is based on a passage from the Gospel of Saint Luke (19: 41) which prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem: “Videns Jesus civitatem flevit super illam” (And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it). Simonet focuses on conveying Christ?s most human aspect, while his intention to offer a realistic depiction led him to travel to Palestine to see the actual Biblical setting and appropriate figure types for his subject. Sent back to Spain to demonstrate his progress during his fourth study year in Rome, the painting won a First Class medal at the International Fine Arts Exhibition in Madrid in 1892.

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Inventory number: P006459
Author: Enrique Simonet Lombardo
Title: Flevit super illam
Date: 1892
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 304.5 cm; Width: 555 cm
Provenance: Museo de Arte Moderno, 1902-1971; Museo del Prado, 1971
Entry date: 1971

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