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Saint Ambrose denies Theodosius entry to his Church

Valdés Leal, Juan de

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Valdés Leal, Juan de

Sevilla (Spain), 1622 - Sevilla (Spain), 1690

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Saint Ambrose denies Theodosius entry to his Church

Ca. 1673. Oil on canvas. Room 015

In the year 390 the Emperor Theodosius violently repressed the population of Thessaloniki, after which he returned to Milan where he was excommunicated by Saint Ambrose, who denied him entry to his church. Depicted here, this episode is representative of one of the issues present in the history of Christianity: the tension between religious and civil authority.

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Inventory number: P007821
Author: Valdés Leal, Juan de
Title: Saint Ambrose denies Theodosius entry to his Church
Date: Ca. 1673
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 165 cm.; Width: 110.5 cm.
Series: Serie de la vida de San Ambrosio
Provenance: Altarpiece of the Lower Oratory of the Archbishop's Palace, Sevilla, 1673-1810; stolen by Marshal Soult in 1810-12; heirs of Marshal Soult; New York, Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1960; Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, private collection; Acquired by the Museo Nacional del Prado in 2002

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