Posts tagged Francisco de Zurbarán

Painter of Monks: The Enduring Legacy Of Spanish Master Francisco de Zurbaran

(REVIEW) The Baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán is celebrated today as one of the greatest masters of the Spanish Golden Age. His many paintings of friars, nuns and saints for the churches and religious orders earned him the sobriquet “painter of monks.” A favorite subject was Saint Francis of Assisi and nearly 50 paintings of the 13th-century friar by Zurbarán or his assistants are known to have survived.

St. Francis Of Assisi At The National Gallery in London

(REVIEW) More books have been written about St. Francis of Assisi than virtually any other historical figure after Jesus Christ. In the Italian town of his birth, he is even the subject of an entire bookstore. As this enthralling exhibition at The National Gallery demonstrates, the revered saint also captured the imaginations of artists who have for generations told his remarkable story without the need for words.

Christianity, History, Primary Feature, Review, Analysis, Art & Music, Art and MusicDavid TriggMay 23, 2023Sant Francis of Assisi, David Trigg, National Gallery, The National Gallery, Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece, Sassetta, Thomas of Celano, Saint Bonaventure, The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, Caravaggio, Saint Francis Embracing the Crucified Christ, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Antony Gormley, Giovanni Bellini, A Walk for Saint Francis, Richard Long, Mount SubasioMount Subasio, Giuseppe Penone, Giovani Costa, Andrea Büttner, José Clemente Orozco, Liliana Cavani’s Francesco, Mickey Rourke, Franco Zeffirelli, Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Francis in Meditation, Alberto Burri, Sacco, Alberto Burri’s Sacco, Muslim Sultan of Egypt, al-Malik al-Kamil, Primary Feature, artComment

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