1664
oil
From the collection of Museo del Prado
Dominant colour
The Patrician's Dream is a 1664 oil by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Basketry, held at Museo del Prado.
The Patrician's Dream is a painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. It was created in 1664. The painting is also known as The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. This title suggests that the painting depicts a scene related to the foundation of a church. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
The Patrician's Dream or The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome I: The Dream of Patrician John is a 1665 oil on canvas painting by Bartolome Murillo. It has been in the Museo del Prado since 1901. It originally formed a pair with John the Patrician and his Wife Revealing their Dream to Pope Liberius (also in the Prado), together telling of the story behind the foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, with two small pendents of The Immaculate Conception (Louvre) and The Triumph of the Eucharist (Faringdon collection, Buscot Park). The set was produced for the church of Santa María…
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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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