Saint Francis of Paola
c. 1670 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This devotional oil painting depicts the bearded saint in his characteristic brown monastic habit, looking upwards in religious ecstasy. It is part of the collection at the Museo del Prado.
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Saint Francis of Paola was the founder of the Order of Minims, known for their extreme humility and ascetic lifestyle. Murillo captures the saint's intense piety, a hallmark of the Spanish Counter-Reformation art, which sought to inspire religious fervor in the viewer through emotive and humanized depictions of holy figures.
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Saint Francis of Paola
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1670
