1665
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum of Western Art
St. Justa and St. Rufina is a 1665 oil by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at National Museum of Western Art.
This painting depicts two women standing side by side, dressed in traditional attire. The woman on the left wears a white head covering, a dark dress with a white collar, and a yellow shawl draped over her right arm. She holds a large piece of paper in her left hand and a long stick in her right. The woman on the right wears a dark dress with a white collar and a red shawl draped over her left arm. She holds a long stick in her left hand. The background of the painting is a dark gray color, which helps to highlight the figures in the foreground. The overall mood of the painting is one of solemnity and reverence. The artist who created this painting is Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ( mure-IL-oh, m(y)uu-REE-oh, Spanish: ; late December 1617, baptised 1 January 1618 – 3 April 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter.
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