Saint Benedict. Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, Fuente de Cantos 1598-1664 Madrid). Dimensions: 74 x 40 3/4 in. (188 x 103.5 cm). Date: ca. 1640-45.This painting formed part of a series of canvases representing thirteen founders of monastic orders by Zurbarán, known from copies in the Capuchin convent at Castellón de la Plana. Saint Benedict is shown holding a wine jar, in reference to a legend that a jar of poisoned wine was fractured when blessed by the saint, thus saving him. In the background Benedict kneels in prayer holding a crozier. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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$Saint Benedict. Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, Fuente de Cantos 1598-1664 Madrid). Dimensions: 74 x 40 3/4 in. (188 x 103.5 cm). Date: ca. 1640-45.This painting formed part of a series of canvases representing thirteen founders of monastic orders by Zurbarán, known from copies in the Capuchin convent at Castellón de la Plana. Saint Benedict is shown holding a wine jar, in reference to a legend that a jar of poisoned wine was fractured when blessed by the saint, thus saving him. In the background Benedict kneels in prayer holding a crozier. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.$

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