The Virgin Mary as a Child Praying

The Virgin Mary as a Child Praying is a 1658–1660 painting by Francisco de Zurbarán, now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Its theme is similar to that of his The Young Virgin (Metropolitan Museum of Art).[1] The painter completed the work in Madrid a few years before his death.[2]

The Virgin Mary as a Child Praying (1658-1660) by Francisco de Zurbarán

References
  1. (in Spanish) V. V. A. A. (2005). Museos del Mundo, Museos del Hermitage, San Petersburgo. Pág. 59. Planeta de Agostini. ISBN 84-674-2001-4.
  2. "artehistoria entry".
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