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‘Agnus Dei’ © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado

Category

Painting

Date

1635 - 1640

Artist

Francisco de Zurbarán

Cultural background

Spanish School

Original title

Agnus Dei

Prado Museum
Madrid
Madrid

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It is remarkable for its simplicity, the sensation of quietude it transmits and the astonishing naturalism of the image. It belongs to the period of Zurbarán’s artistic maturity.

This is a devotional image which was widely known in 17th-century Spain. It portrays an Agnus Dei, the “lamb of God” which refers to the sacrifice of Christ’s dying to save mankind.

Zurbarán painted six versions of this subject, with minor iconographic variations, which demonstrates its relative success among his private clientele. This is the best version.