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Saints in Renaissance Art

Dramatic paintings of saints in prayer or reflection, showcasing deep emotions and intricate details in classic oil on canvas works from renowned artists.

Saint Francis Praying Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664 Spanish)

St Francis in Ecstasy, by Reni Guido, 1621, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Campania, Naples, Girolamini Church. Whole artwork. Ecstasy of St Francis tunic: habit skull memento moors cavern cave dark: brown shades: tones: hues black white light shade in the background trees.

Bernardo Strozzi, Italian (1581-1582-1644), Saint Francis in Prayer, c. 1620-1630, oil on canvas

RENAISSANCE ART. SPAIN. GRECO, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called EL (Candía, 1541-Toledo, 1614). Cretan painter, representative of the last phase of Mannerism. "SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS" around 1590. Detail. Santa Cruz de Toledo Museum. Deposit Church of San Nicolás. Castilla la Mancha.

SAN BARTOLOME - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: Iglesia de san Juan bautista. MARCHENA. Seville. SPAIN. SAN BARTOLOME APOSTOL / NATAEL / NATANAEL.

Saint Francis Praying Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664 Spanish)

Spanish school. Saint Ignace de Loyola in Manresa. Seville, Museum of Fine Arts. Spain. Author: JUAN DE VALDES LEAL. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA (1491-1556).

Juan Correa de Vivar / Prophet Isaiah

The Tears of Saint Peter Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) Spanish ca. 1612-13

Bishop Wincenty Popiel (1825-1912); Murzynowski, Antoni (1818-1896); around 1870 (1865-00-00-1875-00-00);gift (provenance)

Francis of Assisi, Francis, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, 1181 or 1182 to 3 October 1226, Franciscans, Saint Francis of Assisi, painting by Annibale Carracci, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

ARTE BARROCO. ESPAÑA. RIBERA, José de (Játiva,1591-Nápoles,1652). Pintor español llamado en Italia "IL SPAGNOLETTO". "SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS RECIBIENDO LOS ESTIGMAS". Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Comunidad de Madrid. PATRIMONIO NACIONAL.

Annibale Carracci / 'The Apotheosis of Saint Francis'. Second half of the XVI century. Fresco painting on mural transferred to canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Saint James, picture on a wardrobe in the sacristy of the church of the Immaculate Conception in Lepoglava, Croatia

Saint Francis; Spanish painter; 1.Poł.XVII (1601-00-00-1650-00-00);

Francis of Assisi, Francis, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, 1181 or 1182 to 3 October 1226, the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, Ordo fratrum minorum, Franciscans, Saint Francis of Assisi, Painting by Annibale Carracci, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Saint Jacobo de la Marca, Zurbaran, Francisco de, 1660.

The Blessed Henry Suso. Oil painting after F. Zurbarán.

Francisco de Zurbarán / 'Saint Francis at Prayer'. 1659. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Praying monk. Lekszycki, Franciszek (ante 1625-1668), painter

Alonso Cano / 'The Stigmata of Saint Francis'. Ca. 1651. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

San Francisco Xavier Saint Francis Xavier. Date/Period: 1000. Painting. Oil on copper Oil on copper. Height: 680 mm (26.77 in); Width: 588 mm (23.14 in). Author: MIGUEL CABRERA.

Saint Peter by El Greco, (1541-1614)

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CORONACION DE ESPINAS - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO PACHECO. Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-CONVENTO DE LA MERCED CALZAD. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. JESUS.

Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Christ; angels in the sky. Engraving, 17--.

Ignatius of Loyola, saint.

Saint Andrew in parish Church of Our Lady of snow in Kamensko, Croatia

José del Castillo / 'Saint Francis receives the Stigmata'. Second half of the XVIII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

The Vision of St Francis (anonymous) 1620-1640. He spent some time in lonely places, asking God for spiritual enlightenment. He said he had a mystical vision of Jesus Christ in the forsaken country chapel of San Damiano, just outside Assis

Carol Boromeusz and the baptism of Christ - a two -sided picture; XVII century (1600-00-00-1699-00-00);Baptism of Christ (iconogr.), Karol Boromeusz (1538-1584), Double-sided paintings

The vision of St Bruno, 1647, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591-1666), oil on canvas, 392x233 cm. Detail.

FRANCISCO DE ASIS, SAN. RELIGIOSO ITALIANO. 1182-1226.. FUNDADOR DE LA ORDEN FRANCISCANA. OLEO DEL GRECO. MUSEO DE SANTA CRUZ. TOLDO.

Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist (1090 August 20, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.

Praying hermit. .

The Vision of St Anthony of Padua, 1652 By Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque, Religion, Christian, Bible, Old Master

Monk - St. Hyacinth. unknown, painter

Bernhard of Corleone, saint.

St Francis in Meditation. Date/Period: Early 1580s. Painting. Oil on copper. Height: 349 mm (13.74 in); Width: 257 mm (10.11 in). Author: Lodovico Attributed to Carracci.

SAN ANTONIO - DETALLE DEL RETABLO DE LA VISITACION PROCEDENTE DEL CONVENTO DE SANTA URSULA - 1535. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN. ST. ANTHONY. INFANT JESUS.

Francis of Assisi, Francis, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, 1181 or 1182 to 3 October 1226, the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, Ordo fratrum minorum, Franciscans . . . .

Pinturas de motivos religiosos, Manuel Bayeu. Ermita de Betlem. Binialgorfa. Península de Llevant.Artà.Mallorca.Islas Baleares. España.

S FRANCISCO DE ASIS - 1656. Author: JUSEPE DE RIBERA. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

Saint John the Evangelist by El Greco, Dominico (1541-1614) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / c. 1605 / Spain / Oil on canvas / Bible / 99,7x78

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo/ Saint Leander and Saint Bonaventure. Oil on canvas. Sevilla, Museo de Bellas Artes. Author: BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO. Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-CONVENTO DE LA MERCED CALZAD. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. SAN BUENAVENTURA. SAN LEANDRO. FIANZA JUAN.

Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese priest. Portrait by Master of San Giovanni da Capestrano (15th century), 1455-1460. National Museum of Capodimonte. Naples. Italy.

Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Jesuit missionary. Representation of the Saint Francis in missionary attitude, blessing a man in the missions. Convent of Recoletas. Pamplona. Navarre. Spain.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Maria in Vallicella00. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of 16th church's facade by Fausto Rughesi(1605). Views of interior nave, altars, sacristy, and collection in private rooms. Extensive coverage of frescoes and paintings. Three views of an embroidery with a depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin. General Notes: Views of Oratorio dei Filippini are filed separately, but retain H-numbers within this monument's numerical sequence. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

unknown, Antwerp, Neefs, Jacob, Thulden, Theodoor van, Thadeus van Toco, verso - stamped, dressed in Franciscan clothing, holds a staff in one hand and a prayer bead in the other. He stands in front of a wooden table with a crucifix on it. At the bottom of the pedestal a seven-line text in Dutch., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 130 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1610-06-03 - 1660, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1680, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands, 1606 - 1669, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Anonymous (Copy after: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)) / 'Saint Francis in Prayer'. XVII century. Oil on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Holy Antonius van Padua performs miracle with donkey who kneels for hostie, Pieter de Bailliu (I), after Theodoor van Thulden, 1623 - 1660 print paper engraving to convince a Jew, St. Antony of Padua leads an ass before the chalice and host; the ass kneels down

The martyrdom of Saint Stephen, fresco by the Master of Assisi, Assisi, Umbria, Italy, 14th century.

Francis of Assisi, Francis, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, 1181 or 1182 to 3 October 1226, the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, Ordo fratrum minorum, Franciscans, Painting by Philip Fruytiers, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Saint Bruno. 17th c. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cdiz. Museo de Cdiz.

Juan Carreño de Miranda / 'Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish'. 1646. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

fine arts, Brugger, Andreas, (1737 - 1812), painting, ""Saint Magnus"", Saint George parrish church, Krumbach near Tettnang, Baden-W™rttemberg,

Jacopo Tintoretto: Saint Peter and Saint Dominic

Portrait of Reverend Augustyn Kordecki Polkowski, Józef Tadeusz (1820 1895)

Spanish school. Sacristy - Father Cabañuelas' Mass. Sacristia - la misa del padre Cabañuelas . 17th century. Guadalupe monastery. Province of Caceres, Spain. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Author: ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO (1616-1668). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS.

Saint Louis of Toulouse, decoratiion from an organ door, ca 1509, by Sebastiano del Piombo (ca 1485-1547), oil on canvas, 293x137 cm. Church of San Bartolomeo, Venice, Italy.

Saint Francis of Paola (1416-1507). Italian mendicant friar. Founder of the Order of Minims. Portrait by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta.

Antoni Viladomat / 'San Juan de la Cruz', s. XVIII, Capilla de los Dolores, Basílica de Santa María, Mataró.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentine unknown

Ramon Llull, Miquel Bestard, siglo XVII, óleo sobre lienzo, Museo diocesano de mallorca, palma, ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

S NICOLAS ANONIMO DEL S XVI. Location: CATEDRAL DE CRISTO SALVADOR-MUSEO. AVILA. SPAIN. SAN NICOLAS DE BARI.

St. John Houghton, 17th century portrait by Francisco Zurbaran. Saint John Houghton, O.Cart., (c. 1486-London, 4 May 1535) was a Carthusian hermit and Catholic priest and the first English Catholic martyr to die as a result of the Act of Supremacy by King Henry VIII of England. He was also the first member of his Order to die as a martyr.

Pedro Ruiz González / 'The Good Shepherd'. 1693. Oil on panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

SAN PEDRO - SIGLO XVII - OLEO/LIENZO - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO PACHECO. Location: ERZBISCHOEFLISCHES PALAIS. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER.

'Matthæus Yrsselius', c1624, (1927). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Archbishop Fray Felipe Galindo Chavez y Pineda - Attributed to Diego de Cuentas - Guadalajara, Mexico about 1700

St Mark the Evangelist. From under the table St Mark's symbol, the lion, looks out. Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). Oil on canvas. Private collection.

'Tears of Saint Peter', 1633, Oil on canvas, 100 x 77 cm, Inv. CE00036. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: CASA MUSEO DEL GRECO-COLECCION. Toledo. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER.

Potenza Picena (Italia, Marche - provincia di Macerata), Auditorium Ferdinando Scarfiotti (ex chiesa di Sant'Agostino). Bernardino di Mariotto, Madonna con Bambino in trono, San Francesco d'Assisi, Sant'Antonio da Padova, San Giovannino e angeli musicanti, 1506, olio su tavola. Proveniente dalla chiesa dei Frati Minori

Saint Andrew and Saint Francis, by El Greco (1541-1614).

St Bruno praying in the desert, 1638, by Nicolas Mignard (1606-1668), oil on canvas, 220x144.5 cm.

Saint Augustine. Pepijn, Marten (1575-1643), author

CALASANZ, JOSE DE SACERDOTE Y PEDAGOGO ESPAÑOL. 1556-1648 " COMUNION DE SAN JOSE DE CALASANZ " OLEO DE FRANCISCO DE GOYA COMUNIDAD ESCOLAPIOS. MADRID. Author: FRANCISCO GOYA Y LUCIENTES DE (1746-1828).

Saint Gaetano kneeling in front of an altar, looking up at the Virgin and Child seated on a cloud. Stipple by Augros after C.A. Chasselat, 1830.

Saint Jude Thaddeus by El Greco, (1541-1614)

Louvre museum, Paris, France.Luis Tristan, The Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi.oil on canvas, about 1615-1624.

Portrait of St Augustine of Hippo, by Cecco del Caravaggio (active ca 1610-1620).

The Last Judgment, late 1460. Triptych by painter Hans Memling(1430-1494). Left panel: The saved are being guided into heaven by St Peter and angels. National Museum. Gdansk. Poland.

Portrait of Dominican Hiacynta Baryczka ( -1650); 1916 (1916-00-00-1916-00-00);Hiacynt (Jacek) Baryczka died 1650, Dominicans, clergy, church of St. Jacek (Dominican) in Warsaw, services for services, rosary- iconography, nun

St. Judas Thaddeus, La Tour, Georges de, 1624

Alois von Gonzaga, saint.

The Mass of St Gregory, 16th century, Portuguese painting.

Saint Francis. Mistrz z Frankfurtu (fl. 1490-1515), painter

St. Bernard and the Virgin - 17th century - oil on canvas - 267 x 185 cm - Spanish Baroque - NP 3134. Author: ALONZO CANO. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. VIRGEN DE LA LECHE.

Matthaeus Yrsselius (1541-1629), Abbot of Sint-Michiel's Abbey in Antwerp by Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen ca 1624 Oil on wood Flanders Baroque Portrait Painting

SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA CON EL NIÑO-S XVII-PINTURA BARROCA-ESCUELA SEVILLANA. Author: BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO. Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-CONVENTO DE LA MERCED CALZAD. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Fabriano (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), Monastero di San Silvestro in Montefano. Chiostro grande, lunetta n.6, Alcuni servi del nobile Corrado trovano Silvestro in una grotta della Gola della Rossa, ciclo di affreschi di Antonio Ungarini (noto come Ungherini da Fabriano), 1740 circa

Ethernal Father. Date/Period: Early XVIIth century. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 60 mm (2.36 in); Width: 63 mm (2.48 in). Author: Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti.

Saint Anthony of Padua made a wonder with donkey kneeling for host, Pieter de Bailliu (I), 1623 - 1660, Pieter de Bailliu I, 1623 - 1660

El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Saint Andrew the Apostle. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary.

RETABLO DE SAN JERONIMO - MONJE DE LA ORDEN EN ORACION - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: ZURBARAN TALLER. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.

Saint Dominic of Guzman (1170-1221). Spanish religious, founder of the Order of Friar Preachers (Dominicans). Portrait by El Greco Workshop, based on an engraving by Diego de Astor in 1606. Oil on canvas, 17th century. Detail. Museum of Santa Cruz Museum. Toledo. Spain. (On loan, Paris Church of San Nicolás de Bari, Toledo). Author: El Greco Workshop. 17th century.

Portrait of Franciszek Krasiński (1525-1577), bishop of Kraków. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Paining titled 'A Franciscan Friar' by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) a Dutch painter and etcher. Dated 17th Century

Cube, Stanislaus.

The denial of St Peter, 1650, by Georges de La Tour (1593-1652).

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