Artist
Francisco de Zurbarán
Spanish, 1598–1664
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Early Baroque Italian painter. 70 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado, most of them oil paintings. Francisco de Zurbarán was born in Fuente de Cantos.
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanish Caravaggio", owing to the forceful use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled.
Works by Francisco de Zurbarán
The Young Virgin
The Defense of Cadiz Against the English
Saint Lucy
Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth
Saint Benedict
The Battle between Christians and Moors at El Sotillo
Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium
Fray Diego de Deza y Tavera arzobispo de Sevilla
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
The Martyrdom of Saint James
Still Life with Pots
Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla
Saint Luke as a painter, before Christ on the Cross
Saint Bonaventure and Saint Thomas Aquinas in Front of the Crucifix
Agnus Dei
The Crucified Christ with a Donor
Apparition of the Apostle Peter to Saint Peter Nolasco
The Immaculate Conception with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
Saint Francis in Ecstasy
Collections represented
Moments involving Francisco de Zurbarán
- Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium
- Fray Diego de Deza y Tavera arzobispo de Sevilla
- Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
- The Martyrdom of Saint James
- Still Life with Pots
- Hercules Separates Mounts Calpe and Abylla
- Saint Luke as a painter, before Christ on the Cross
- Saint Bonaventure and Saint Thomas Aquinas in Front of the Crucifix
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