1798
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Saint Ambrose is a 1798 unspecified by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, depicting Augustine of Hippo, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Saint Ambrose, a bishop of Milan. He's a big figure in Catholicism. The artist made a series of these paintings, including other key figures like Jerome and Augustine, which is interesting because it shows the importance of these people in the church. The low viewpoint and large scale of the painting suggest it was meant to be seen from below, maybe in a church. The painting's history is also notable, as it was created during a time of change in Spain. Check out the work of artist: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828) for more paintings like this.
This work belongs to a series depicting Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory, key figures of early Catholicism. Saint Ambrose (about AD 340–391), the bishop of Milan, resolved important theological conflicts within the church and worked effectively with advocates of Roman paganism. The low viewpoint and large scale suggest that this painting hung high on the wall of a religious institution, but its original location remains unknown. In the late 1700s, Spain expelled all the Jesuits and sparked a transformation of the church. Many of these reformers turned back to early church history for…
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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