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Christ crucified Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1677
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Christ crucified

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1677

Why it's great

Christ hangs on the cross against a dark sky, with his head bowed and a soft light on his body. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1677.

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📍 Museo del PradoMadrid, Spain

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About the artist

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617–1682 · born in Seville

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.

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