Zurbarán's Saint Francis Contemplates a Skull on View at Rome's Capitoline Museums
An exhibition titled "Zurbarán a Roma" is currently on view at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, showcasing the artwork of Francisco de Zurbarán. Highlighted in the display is his 1635 painting "Saint Francis Contemplates a Skull," on loan from the Saint Louis Art Museum. The exhibit, curated by Federica Papi and Claudio Parisi Presicce, features notable pieces from other artists including Caravaggio, Velázquez, and Guercino. Visitors can explore this artistic connection daily from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM at the museum. The exhibition celebrates the legacy of key figures from the Spanish Golden Age.
Key facts
- Francisco de Zurbarán's 'Saint Francis Contemplates a Skull' (ca. 1635) is on loan from the Saint Louis Art Museum.
- The painting is exhibited at the Capitoline Museums in Rome in the Sala Santa Petronilla.
- The exhibition is titled 'Zurbarán a Roma. Il San Francesco del Saint Louis Art Museum tra Caravaggio e Velázquez'.
- Curators are Federica Papi and Claudio Parisi Presicce.
- The work is shown alongside Caravaggio's 'Buona Ventura' and 'San Giovanni Battista', Velázquez's 'Portrait of Juan de Córdoba', and Guercino's 'The Burial of Saint Petronilla'.
- Zurbarán was called the 'Caravaggio of Spain' by biographer Antonio Palomino in 1724.
- The painting originally belonged to a retablo in the Carmelite church of Sant'Alberto in Seville.
- The exhibition is open daily from 9:30 to 19:30.
Entities
Artists
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Diego Velázquez
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio)
- Guercino
- Antonio Palomino
- Federica Papi
- Claudio Parisi Presicce
- Giorgia Basili
Institutions
- Musei Capitolini
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Pinacoteca Capitolina
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Siviglia
- Seville
- Spain
- Ferrara
- Saint Louis
- Milwaukee