A Bishop Saint
1480
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1480
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
A Bishop Saint is a 1480 oil by Bartolomé Bermejo, a early_baroque_italian work, depicting augustine of hippo, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a bishop saint wearing fancy clothes and a big hat. He's dressed in green and gold, with a big jewel on his head. The artist used many thin layers of paint to get these rich colors. The saint's clothes and jewelry are very detailed, which was a common style at the time. This level of detail was likely influenced by paintings from other countries that the artist had seen. You can see similar attention to detail in the work of artist Bartolomé Bermejo.
