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This is a significant example of Claudio Coello’s style and one of his finest representations of the Immaculate Conception. It admirably associates grace and delicate modesty with the triumphal emphas [+]
Vestido con el típico sayal de los franciscanos, sujeto por el rústico cordón con los tres nudos significativos de los votos de pobreza, castidad y obediencia. De San Antonio conocemos, a través de lo [+]
Surrounded by angels, the Holy Family, with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John, receive Saint Louis, King of France. The background combines architecture and curtains. This work is organized li [+]
Raised on a cloud, Saint Augustine (354-430) triumphantly combats Hell and Paganism, symbolised by the dragon and classical sculpture below. The compositional dynamism is emphasised by the sinuous for [+]
Various figures of Virtues and saints are grouped around the Virgin and Child, forming an extensive “sacra conversazione”. The infant Saint John the Baptist is easily recognisable, as are Saint Elizab [+]
Spanish saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221) founded the Dominican Order, which became one of the most powerful and influential religious groups in Catholic Europe, partially as a result of its [+]
This likeness of the Franciscan clergyman is a significant example of elongated bust portraits that are quiet customary in the Western figurative tradition. Such works allow a closer approach to the m [+]
Dibujo en el que se representa la Inmaculada Concepción en pie sobre el creciente de la luna, con el brazo izquierdo extendido y el derecho sobre el pecho, con un grupo de angelitos revoloteando a sus [+]
En un interior, de forma absidial, y sobre unas gradas, aparece representada la Virgen, sedente, con el Niño de pie en su regazo. Tras ella se sitúa Santa Ana y a su lado derecho, San Juanito, con el [+]
