Saint Francis Xavier
miguel cabrera(1695 – 1768)
Miguel Cabrera (1695-1768) was a leading Mexican Baroque painter renowned for his religious works, casta paintings depicting colonial society, and portraits like Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Explore the art of New Spain's most celebrated artist.
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
作品詳細
- 作品名: Saint Francis Xavier
- 作家: miguel cabrera
- 技法: Portrait
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 展示場所: Museo Nacional de Arte
- 制作時期: Mature Period
- キーワード: baroque painting , dramatic composition , 18th-century painting
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow
- トピック: counter reformation , pilgrimage symbolism , spiritual journey