by Francisco de Zurbaran.
Dated 1639. The inscription at lower center reads TANQVAM AGNVS/ IN OCCISIONE
By the early 1630's Zurbaran established himself as the leading painter of religious, large scale works in Seville, having gained the patronage of the city's sacred and secular elite. While mainly focused on religious themes, his major compositions made use of still life, using incidental and humble objects as a means to bring sacred events into to the everyday.
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