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| The Young Virgin |
Artist:
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, Fuente de Cantos 1598–1664 Madrid)
Date:
ca. 1632–33
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
46 x 37 in. (116.8 x 94 cm)
Classification:
Paintings
Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1927
According to medieval legend, as a girl the Virgin Mary lived in the Temple in Jerusalem, where she devoted herself to praying and sewing vestments. This was a subject particularly popular in Italian and Spanish paintings of the seventeenth century, with the Virgin serving as a model to emulate. The delicate handling of the Virgin’s face and the attention to the still life elements are characteristic of Zurbarán’s early work.
Provenance
Aureliano de Beruete, Madrid (until d. 1911); Aureliano de Beruete y Moret, Madrid (1911–d. 1922; his estate 1922–at least 1923); [Dario de Regoyos, Madrid, until 1927; sold to MMA]
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