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La Romería de San Eugenio
La Romería de San Eugenio is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Inocencio Medina Vera. It dates from 1910 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
The depiction of wine and a bottle serves as iconographic elements associated with the saint’s festivity, emphasizing themes of abundance and communal sharing.
The painting portrays a festive religious procession that includes wine and a bottle, symbolizing the celebration of San Eugenio within a traditional Canarian romería. The work reflects communal devotion and the cultural significance of the saint’s procession in early twentieth‑century Spain.
The depiction of wine and a bottle serves as iconographic elements associated with the saint’s festivity, emphasizing themes of abundance and communal sharing.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1910, La Romería de San Eugenio is an oil painting applied to a canvas support. The work presents a large-scale composition, measuring 250 cm in height and 312 cm in width. As a painted depiction, it utilizes traditional oil media to render its subject matter, which includes specific elements such as wine and bottles.
The piece is classified formally as a painting and is currently held within the collection of the Museo del Prado.
History & Provenance
La Romería de San Eugenio was created in 1910 by the Spanish artist Inocencio Medina Vera. Executed in oil on canvas, the large-scale work measures 250 cm in height and 312 cm in width. The painting depicts a scene featuring wine and a bottle, consistent with its title referencing a pilgrimage.
Today, the artwork is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid, where it remains part of the institution's holdings.
La Romería de San Eugenio is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado. The oil on canvas painting, created in 1910, measures 250 cm in height and 312 cm in width. While the work is part of the museum's permanent holdings, the available records do not list specific inventory numbers or detail its exhibition history.
Overview
Inocencio Medina Vera’s 1910 oil on canvas, titled La Romería de San Eugenio, captures a bustling rural festivity. The work is part of the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it is displayed among early‑twentieth‑century Spanish genre paintings.
Context
The work reflects the early‑1900s interest in documenting everyday customs and communal rites in Spain’s countryside. By focusing on a local pilgrimage, Medina Vera aligns with contemporary genre painters who emphasized realism and social observation, offering insight into the cultural fabric of the period.
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