This scene from the life of Saint Bernard depicts the Virgin Mary’s apparition to the Cistercian monk and the miraculous milk he received from her breasts as thanks for his devotion. He is accompanied [+]
There are three soldiers flanking the apostle and patiently observing his long agony. They are dressed in the attire characteristic of this type of figure in many of Correa´s works. The two figu [+]
The Museo del Prado’s collections include an important group of paintings by Juan de Correa de Vivar, an artist based in Toledo who must have been born at the beginning of the 16th century in the town [+]
This panel is part of the altarpiece or seasonal altar of the Guisando Nativity (P00683–P00690). This is a structure frequently found in numerous Spanish monastic cloisters. It comes precisely from th [+]
Among the commissions that Correa made for the former monastery of the Bernardine fathers at San Martín de Valdeiglesias, we can find a group of three panels with scenes from the period of the [+]
This New Testament scene depicts the Descent from the Cross of Christ´s body (Matthew 28, 57-61; Mark 15, 42-47; Luke 23, 50-55; John 19, 38-42). Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and Saint John the Evan [+]
Surrounded by the apostles, Mary lies on her deathbed. Dressed as a priest, Saint Peter gives her a lit candle, while Saint John and another apostle read the Holy Scriptures beside her. The scene of t [+]
Christ returned to life, triumphant alongside the sarcophagus that held his body for three days after his death on Golgotha, was a frequent subject in Correa´s work. The retable for the convent of the [+]
Among the commissions that Correa made for the former monastery of the Bernardine fathers at San Martín de Valdeiglesias, we can find a group of three panels with scenes from the period of the [+]
This panel depicts the meeting between Mary and her cousin Saint Elizabeth, both of them pregnant, the former with Christ and the latter with Saint John the Baptist. Saint Elizabeth is kneeling while [+]
The Museo del Prado’s collections include an important group of paintings by Juan de Correa de Vivar, an artist based in Toledo who must have been born at the beginning of the 16th century in the town [+]
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This panel depicts the moment prior to Christ’s capture and the start of his Passion. After the last supper with his disciples, Christ departs in the company of Peter, James and John. While he prays i [+]
The figure has been identified as Saint Clement, a pope and a martyr of the 1st century (92–101). Originally Jewish, he was converted to Christianity by Saint Peter. Moreover, according to tradition, [+]
Christ appears above a rainbow with his feet resting on the globe of the Earth and his arms raised. He is flanked by Mary and Saint John the Baptist, and besides them, the twelve apostles. Two trumpet [+]
The Museo del Prado’s collections include an important group of paintings by Juan de Correa de Vivar, an artist based in Toledo who must have been born at the beginning of the 16th century in the town [+]
On his deathbed, Saint Bernard is visited by the Virgin Mary, who places her right hand on his chest. She is accompanied by Saint Laurence and Saint Benedict. Two Bernadine Monks witness the scene fro [+]
This panel depicts a passage from the Gospel of Saint Luke (2, 26) in which Simeon blesses the Christ Child when he is presented in the temple. It is part of the altarpiece or seasonal altar of the Gu [+]