Saint Francis Xavier
Miguel Cabrera (1695 – 1768)
Miguel Cabrera (1695-1768) è stato un importante pittore barocco messicano celebre per le opere religiose, le pitture delle caste e i ritratti come Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Esplora l'arte del più famoso artista della Nuova Spagna.
Museo Nacional de Arte (Mexico City, Mexico)
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The Jesuit missionary, Saint Francis Xavier, was canonized in 1622. He was the second most depicted member of the Jesuit Order in Counterreformation art, after Saint Ignatius himself. In accordance with tradition, he is shown wearing a black habit, holding a scallop shell in his right hand and, in his left hand, a metal-spiked pilgrims staff. He is standing on a pedestal-like cloud and, at his feet, on the far left, two angels holding a baptismal font prostrate themselves, symbolizing his evangelical mission in the Orient, where he strove to gain converts to the Christian faith. On Saint Francis
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Saint Francis Xavier
- Artista: Miguel Cabrera
- Formato: Portrait
- Stato del copyright: Di pubblico dominio
- Dove vederlo: Museo Nacional de Arte
- Periodo creativo: Mature Period
- Parole chiave: baroque painting , dramatic composition , 18th-century painting
- Tonalità colore: Ochre to Sepia
- Luminosità percepita: deep_shadow
- Temi: counter reformation , pilgrimage symbolism , spiritual journey