
Battle between Christians and Muslims at El Sotillo
Francisco de ZurbaránWW-1637-008880
Kretschmar Fund, 1920
Catalogue
- Year
- 1637
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Arched top, 131 7/8 x 75 1/4 in. (335 x 191.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Francisco de Zurbarán
Artist

Francisco de Zurbarán
Painting
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanish Caravaggio", owing to the forceful use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled.
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- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Year
- 1637
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Arched top, 131 7/8 x 75 1/4 in. (335 x 191.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1637-008880
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- Status
- verified




