Details
Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664)
Saint Agnes
55 3/8 x 41¾in. (140.5 x 106cm.)
Saint Agnes
55 3/8 x 41¾in. (140.5 x 106cm.)
Provenance
The Duque de Béjar, Madrid, 1905
Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, by whom purchased in 1957; Sotheby's, 5 July 1984, lot 260
Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, by whom purchased in 1957; Sotheby's, 5 July 1984, lot 260
Literature
A. L. Mayer, Die sevillaner Malerschule, 1911, p.158 and pl.XXXVIII, fig.44
A. L. Mayer, Geschichte der spanischen Malerei, 1913, II, p.73 and pl.38, and 2nd ed., 1929, pp.165-6
H. Kehrer, Francisco de Zurbarán, 1918, p.146
A. L. Mayer, Historia de la pintura española, 1942, pp.339 and 343 and pl.259, and 1949 ed., pp.179-80
M. S. Soria in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, XXV, 1944, pp.167-8, as by Alonso Cano
B. de Pantorba, Francisco de Zurbarán, 1946, p.33 and pl.LVI, and 2nd ed., 1953, p.33
H. Vollmer in Thieme-Becker, Künstler Lexikon, XXXVI, 1947, p.602 J. A. Gaya Nuño, Zurbarán, 1948, p.47, no.184
H. E. Wethey, Alonso Cano, 1955, p.165 'the style reflects Zurbarán rather than Cano'
Sammlung Schloss Rohoncz, 1958, no.463a and pl.84
P. Guinard, Zurbarán et les peintres espagnols de la vie monastique, 1960, p.236, no.237, illustrated 'Oeuvre de grande qualité. Une des saintes les plus séduisantes et expressives, brillante de couleur. Probablement originale.'
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, 1969, no.336, and II, pl.289
T. Frati, L'opera completa di Zurbarán, 1973, no.161, illustrated, where dated c.1635-40
J. Gállego and J. Gudiol, Zurbarán, 1976, pp.113-4, no.457
A. L. Mayer, Geschichte der spanischen Malerei, 1913, II, p.73 and pl.38, and 2nd ed., 1929, pp.165-6
H. Kehrer, Francisco de Zurbarán, 1918, p.146
A. L. Mayer, Historia de la pintura española, 1942, pp.339 and 343 and pl.259, and 1949 ed., pp.179-80
M. S. Soria in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, XXV, 1944, pp.167-8, as by Alonso Cano
B. de Pantorba, Francisco de Zurbarán, 1946, p.33 and pl.LVI, and 2nd ed., 1953, p.33
H. Vollmer in Thieme-Becker, Künstler Lexikon, XXXVI, 1947, p.602 J. A. Gaya Nuño, Zurbarán, 1948, p.47, no.184
H. E. Wethey, Alonso Cano, 1955, p.165 'the style reflects Zurbarán rather than Cano'
Sammlung Schloss Rohoncz, 1958, no.463a and pl.84
P. Guinard, Zurbarán et les peintres espagnols de la vie monastique, 1960, p.236, no.237, illustrated 'Oeuvre de grande qualité. Une des saintes les plus séduisantes et expressives, brillante de couleur. Probablement originale.'
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, 1969, no.336, and II, pl.289
T. Frati, L'opera completa di Zurbarán, 1973, no.161, illustrated, where dated c.1635-40
J. Gállego and J. Gudiol, Zurbarán, 1976, pp.113-4, no.457
Exhibited
Madrid, Obras de Francisco de Zurbarán, 1905, p.30, no.51
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Collectie Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1959-60, no.58 and pl.55
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Sammlung Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1960, no. 58 and pl.55
Paris, Petit Palais, Collection Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1982, no.58, illustrated in colour
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Collectie Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1959-60, no.58 and pl.55
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Sammlung Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1960, no. 58 and pl.55
Paris, Petit Palais, Collection Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1982, no.58, illustrated in colour