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Temptation of St. Thomas
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660, Spanish) - Temptation of St. Thomas, 1632, oil on canvas, 244x203 cm, Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Orihuela, provincia de Alicante, Spain.
The Temptation of St. Thomas is a painting by the Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez, executed in 1632 and housed in the Museum of Sacred Art of Orihuela Cathedral, southern Spain.
The work, for a period, was attributed to Murcian painter Nicolás de Villacis, until it was recognized as Velázquez's in the 1920s. It portrays the episode of the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas when, as a novice, he resisted the temptation represented by a prostitute, who is visible in the background door. The saint is held by an angel, while another is preparing to dress him with a white ribbon, representing chastity.
Temptation of St. Thomas is among Velázquez's better-known paintings.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation_of_St._Thomas_(Vel%C3%A1zquez)
Diego Velazquez was born in Seville, Spain, in 1599. His artistic talent became evident when he was apprenticed to the artist Francisco Pacheco. He was very young, eighteen years old, when he married Pacheco's daughter and started to develop his own style which displayed a startling realism. Most of his early sketches orn paintings were naturalistic still life compositions. In 1622, he moved to Madrid and became the official painter at the court of King Philip IV. These were fertile years when he produced his finest paintings. At the royal court, he happily dedicated himself to portraiture, his speciality, as well as group portraits and religious paintings. He made two trips to Italy to study the High Renaissance artists.
He died in 1660 of a fever and was buried in the church of San Juan. Unfortunately, the church was destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1811, and the location of the grave is lost.
Velazquez produced a total of 244 paintings, many of which can be admired in museums and galleries in Europe and USA. The El Prado Museum in Madrid has the lion's share of Velazquez paintings while many are on display in diverse London galleries.
His earliest works are group compositions such as "The Water-seller of Seville" of 1618 and "Adoration of the Magi", 1619. In Madrid, he painted many formal portraits in his role of court painter, including portraits of King Philip IV in 1628. A trip to Italy in 1629 inspired two large paintings: "Joseph's Tunic" and "The Forge of Vulcan", both painted in 1630. Many other portraits followed, including more of the king. In 1634-1635 he produced a series of beautiful, dynamic, prancing equestrian paintings. His famous self-portrait dates from 1640, the same year as the Michelangelo-inspired "Mars Resting". A second trip to Italy inspired more portraits in 1650, including the compelling painting of Pope Innocent X. In his later royal court years, 1650-1660, he painted several pictures of royal ladies: Mariana of Austria, the queen of Spain, and of the Infanta Margarita, as well as "Las Meninas" and the equally famous "The Spinners".
Baroque art flourished roughly between 1600 and 1750 and Velazquez was one of the main exponents of this highly dramatic artistic style. Indeed, a sense of drama and an emotional response in the viewer were the main aims of Baroque art. Other notable painters of around this time included Da Vinci and Michelangelo from the Renaissance, plus Caravaggio, who was closer to the time of Velazquez.
www.diegovelazquez.net/paintings/
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Ispitirea Sfântului Toma este un tablou al pictorului baroc spaniol Diego Velázquez, realizat în 1632 și aflat acum în Muzeul de Artă Sacră din Catedrala Orihuela, sudul Spaniei.
Pentru o perioadă opera i-a fost atribuită pictorului din regiunea Murcia Nicolás de Villacis, până când a fost recunoscută ca fiind a lui Velázquez în anii 1920. Pictura înfățișează episodul din viața sfântului Toma de Aquino când, novice fiind, a rezistat tentației reprezentate de o prostituată, care este vizibilă la ușa din fundal. Sfântul este ținut de un înger, în timp ce altul se pregătește să-l îmbrace cu o panglică albă, reprezentând castitatea.
Ispitirea Sfântului Toma este una dintre picturile cele mai cunoscute ale lui Velázquez. (wiki)
Temptation of St. Thomas
Diego Velázquez (1599-1660, Spanish) - Temptation of St. Thomas, 1632, oil on canvas, 244x203 cm, Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Orihuela, provincia de Alicante, Spain.
The Temptation of St. Thomas is a painting by the Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez, executed in 1632 and housed in the Museum of Sacred Art of Orihuela Cathedral, southern Spain.
The work, for a period, was attributed to Murcian painter Nicolás de Villacis, until it was recognized as Velázquez's in the 1920s. It portrays the episode of the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas when, as a novice, he resisted the temptation represented by a prostitute, who is visible in the background door. The saint is held by an angel, while another is preparing to dress him with a white ribbon, representing chastity.
Temptation of St. Thomas is among Velázquez's better-known paintings.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation_of_St._Thomas_(Vel%C3%A1zquez)
Diego Velazquez was born in Seville, Spain, in 1599. His artistic talent became evident when he was apprenticed to the artist Francisco Pacheco. He was very young, eighteen years old, when he married Pacheco's daughter and started to develop his own style which displayed a startling realism. Most of his early sketches orn paintings were naturalistic still life compositions. In 1622, he moved to Madrid and became the official painter at the court of King Philip IV. These were fertile years when he produced his finest paintings. At the royal court, he happily dedicated himself to portraiture, his speciality, as well as group portraits and religious paintings. He made two trips to Italy to study the High Renaissance artists.
He died in 1660 of a fever and was buried in the church of San Juan. Unfortunately, the church was destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1811, and the location of the grave is lost.
Velazquez produced a total of 244 paintings, many of which can be admired in museums and galleries in Europe and USA. The El Prado Museum in Madrid has the lion's share of Velazquez paintings while many are on display in diverse London galleries.
His earliest works are group compositions such as "The Water-seller of Seville" of 1618 and "Adoration of the Magi", 1619. In Madrid, he painted many formal portraits in his role of court painter, including portraits of King Philip IV in 1628. A trip to Italy in 1629 inspired two large paintings: "Joseph's Tunic" and "The Forge of Vulcan", both painted in 1630. Many other portraits followed, including more of the king. In 1634-1635 he produced a series of beautiful, dynamic, prancing equestrian paintings. His famous self-portrait dates from 1640, the same year as the Michelangelo-inspired "Mars Resting". A second trip to Italy inspired more portraits in 1650, including the compelling painting of Pope Innocent X. In his later royal court years, 1650-1660, he painted several pictures of royal ladies: Mariana of Austria, the queen of Spain, and of the Infanta Margarita, as well as "Las Meninas" and the equally famous "The Spinners".
Baroque art flourished roughly between 1600 and 1750 and Velazquez was one of the main exponents of this highly dramatic artistic style. Indeed, a sense of drama and an emotional response in the viewer were the main aims of Baroque art. Other notable painters of around this time included Da Vinci and Michelangelo from the Renaissance, plus Caravaggio, who was closer to the time of Velazquez.
www.diegovelazquez.net/paintings/
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Ispitirea Sfântului Toma este un tablou al pictorului baroc spaniol Diego Velázquez, realizat în 1632 și aflat acum în Muzeul de Artă Sacră din Catedrala Orihuela, sudul Spaniei.
Pentru o perioadă opera i-a fost atribuită pictorului din regiunea Murcia Nicolás de Villacis, până când a fost recunoscută ca fiind a lui Velázquez în anii 1920. Pictura înfățișează episodul din viața sfântului Toma de Aquino când, novice fiind, a rezistat tentației reprezentate de o prostituată, care este vizibilă la ușa din fundal. Sfântul este ținut de un înger, în timp ce altul se pregătește să-l îmbrace cu o panglică albă, reprezentând castitatea.
Ispitirea Sfântului Toma este una dintre picturile cele mai cunoscute ale lui Velázquez. (wiki)