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Interesting paintings by Bartolome Murillo

Interesting paintings by Bartolome Murillo

Interesting paintings by Bartolome Murillo


Bartolome Murillo was the leading Spanish painter of the Golden Age, the head of the Seville school.
Bartolome Esteban Murillo was born in Seville and was baptized on January 1, 1618. At the age of 11 the boy orphaned and lived with his relative, the painter Juan del Castillo.
At 17 Murillo was painting small, religious compositions for the Latin American market.
The desire to improve led him to Madrid, where his countryman, Velazquez, gave him the opportunity to study and copy the works of Titian, Rubens, van Dyck and Ribera in the royal palaces. 1642-1645 remain the most mysterious years in the life of Murillo.

In 1645 he returned to Seville as a completely different artist and soon received a large order from the Franciscan monastery.
In 1645 Murillo married Beatriz de Cabrera y Sotomayor. She gave birth to five children. Beatriz died on January 1, 1664 and Murillo worked rather slowly for two years. Gradually, he moved to a new stage in his life, which began with a large order for the church of Santa Maria la Blanca. The artist lived in the Capuchin monastery, where he was asked to decorate the entire altar wall. In May 1665, Murillo was admitted to the Brotherhood of Mercy.
According to some sources, in the early 1660’s the artist went to Madrid. It is known that in 1660, after the death of the great Velasquez, the king invited Murillo to be the court painter, but he refused.
In 1660 Bartolome founded an art academy and became its first president.
In 1675-76 Murillo painted more than 20 paintings for the Capuchin convent of Seville, and 17 of them are now in the museum of this city.
Murillo died on April 3, 1682 in Seville. It was said that the artist died in poverty. The version that he donated money to the religious organizations is closer to the truth.
Murillo had painted over 450 pictures. His work had a great influence on the later Spanish artists. Thanks to Murillo, the art of Spain was first recognized in Europe as something worthy of imitation.

Interesting paintings by Bartolome Murillo

A boy with a dog, 1655-1660, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A boy with a dog, 1655-1660, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Annunciation, 1660-65, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Annunciation, 1660-65, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Apostle Jacob

Apostle Jacob

Behold the Man, 1668-70, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Behold the Man, 1668-70, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Death of the Inquisitor Pedro de Arbues

Death of the Inquisitor Pedro de Arbues

Brother Juniper and the Beggar

Brother Juniper and the Beggar

Dolorosa, 1660, Museum of Fine Arts, Seville, Spain

Dolorosa, 1660, Museum of Fine Arts, Seville, Spain

Dolorosa, 1660-1670, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Dolorosa, 1660-1670, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Flight into Egypt

Flight into Egypt

Girl - Fruit saler, 1650, State Museum

Girl – Fruit saler, 1650, State Museum

Girl with flowers

Girl with flowers

Grape and Melon Eaters

Grape and Melon Eaters

Holy family with a bird, 1650, Museo del Prado, Madrid

Holy family with a bird, 1650, Museo del Prado, Madrid

Grl with coin

Grl with coin

Holy Family, 1660-70, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Holy Family, 1660-70, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Infant Christ Pricked with the Crown of Thorns

Infant Christ Pricked with the Crown of Thorns

Isaac blesses Jacob, 1617-1682, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Isaac blesses Jacob, 1617-1682, The State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Laughing boy

Laughing boy

Liberation of Saint Peter, 1665-67

Liberation of Saint Peter, 1665-67

Little fruit sellers

Little fruit sellers

Marriage of Mary

Marriage of Mary

Mary with the Child and playing angels, 1675

Mary with the Child and playing angels, 1675

Old woman with a hen

Old woman with a hen

Old woman

Old woman

Penitent Magdalene, Academy of Arts of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

Penitent Magdalene, Academy of Arts of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain

Pie eaters

Pie eaters

Portrait of a nobleman

Portrait of a nobleman

Portrait of Joshua, trader from Spain

Portrait of Joshua, trader from Spain

Rebecca and Eliezer

Rebecca and Eliezer

Repentance of St Peter, 1645-50, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Repentance of St Peter, 1645-50, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1668, National Gallery, Washington, USA

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1668, National Gallery, Washington, USA

Sheep at a Watering Place

Sheep at a Watering Place

St Joseph Leading the Christ Child, 1670-1675

St Joseph Leading the Christ Child, 1670-1675

St Joseph Leading the Christ Child

St Joseph Leading the Christ Child

St. Augustine Washing the Feet of Christ, 1629

St. Augustine Washing the Feet of Christ, 1629

St. Francis of Assisi at Prayer

St. Francis of Assisi at Prayer

St. John the Baptist in his childhood

St. John the Baptist in his childhood

St. Justa and St. Rufina

St. Justa and St. Rufina

The dream of Jacob, or the Ladder of the Angels, 1660 - 1665

The dream of Jacob, or the Ladder of the Angels, 1660 – 1665

The Holy Family and child St. John the Baptist, 1655-1660, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

The Holy Family and child St. John the Baptist, 1655-1660, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

The Infant Jesus and St. John the Baptist, 1655-60, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Infant Jesus and St. John the Baptist, 1655-60, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The vision of St. Anthony of Padua, between 1660 - 1680

The vision of St. Anthony of Padua, between 1660 – 1680

Two Women Behind a Grille

Two Women Behind a Grille

Two women in the window

Two women in the window

Virgo Maria with the baby

Virgo Maria with the baby