Die Muttergottes erscheint dem hl. Antonius,

1645/52

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

161 x 111,3 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Spanische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

993

Acquisition

1815 durch König Max I. Joseph aus dem Nachlass der Joséphine Beauharnais erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Alonso Cano, Die Muttergottes erscheint dem hl. Antonius, 1645/52, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/QrLW3DwLNO (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

The Franciscan monk and later saint Anthony of Padua, who originally came from Portugal, was also revered in Spain. The subject depicted here is based on a legend in which the Christ Child is said to have appeared to the saint in the house of an ordinary citizen, whereupon Anthony took him in his arms. In Cano’s painting Anthony sees the Virgin Mary who has already placed the child in his arms. Like Velázquez, Cano also trained in Seville in the workshop of Francisco Pacheco; he later worked for a period in Madrid, Granada and Malaga.