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In this personification of the Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, the protagonist, although still very youthful, is not as childlike as those of Zurbarán and Velázquez and lacks t [+]
Esta obra, junto con El hijo pródigo recoge su legítima (P997), La despedida del hijo pródigo (P998) y El hijo pródigo abandonado (P1000), son los cuatro únicos bocetos conocidos de una serie integrad [+]
In a landscape with classical ruins that allude to the defeat of paganism, the Christ Child tends a lamb. Murillo based this image on a print by Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), while making use of hi [+]
Esta obra, junto con El hijo pródigo recoge su legítima (P997), La disipación del hijo pródigo (P999) y El hijo pródigo abandonado (P1000), son los cuatro únicos bocetos conocidos de una serie integra [+]
These are the four surviving preparatory sketches for a series of six canvases now in the National Gallery in Dublin, based on the parable of the Prodigal son (Lc 15). They are partly based on prints [+]
The colours of the Virgin’s tunic and cloak, her loose hair, hands crossed on her breast, her devoted gaze raised to heaven and the presence of the moon are elements of the imagery of the Immaculate C [+]
Murillo created a highly successful formula for representing the Immaculate Conception, with the Virgin dressed in blue and white, her hands crossed over her bosom and her gaze directed at the heavens [+]
Ecce Homo and The Virgin Dolorosa (P977) are comparable with regard to size, provenance and their partial dependence on models by Titian. Above all, they are linked by their subject matter and are mos [+]
The Virgin appears miraculously to Saint Bernard to offer him her milk as a reward for his praises and defense. The Saint is surprised while studying and falls to his knees. His desk and bookshelves a [+]
This miraculous scene from the life of Saint Ildefonso portrays the moment when the Virgin descended from Heaven to give him a chasuble as a prize for his praises. The choice of this subject correspon [+]
The Apostle James can be identified by the pilgrim’s staff in his right hand and the cockle shell on his breast. Standing firmly before a dark background, his face and powerful body indicate the lesso [+]
In this painting, the Virgin is seated on a stone bench and is, herself, serving as a throne for the Christ Child, who rests on her right leg. The Virgin and Child are slightly larger than life-size a [+]
Esta obra, junto con El hijo pródigo recoge su legítima (P997), La despedida del hijo pródigo (P998) y La disipación del hijo pródigo (P999), son los cuatro únicos bocetos conocidos de una serie integ [+]
La Virgen, pintada de busto y levemente girada hacia la izquierda, surge desde el fondo neutro gracias a la iluminación dirigida al rostro, que entra por el lateral, hacia el que se inclina la figura. [+]
Painters from Seville were very fond of this apocryphal episode from the Virgin’s childhood. Here, Murillo used it to bring various levels of reality into a single pictorial space: first, historical r [+]
