Sujet
Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c. 1640. Creator: Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598-1664).
Légende
Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c. 1640. Stories of Christ?s childhood and adolescence became increasingly popular during the Counter-Reformation because they were easily understood by a broad public. Rather than taking a story from the Bible, Zurbarán appears to have invented this subject, in which Jesus pricks himself on a crown of thorns he is weaving, foretelling his later torment at the Crucifixion. Despite the grand scale and monumental figures, the work has remarkable intimacy and quietness, emphasizing such details as the Virgin?s tears.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F75_292
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
276,8Mo (6,1Mo) / 96,7cm x 71,7cm / 11417 x 8474 (300dpi)