🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Madonna of the Napkin
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1668
Why it's great
Mary holds the baby Jesus in her lap, with a soft smile, in a gentle glow. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1668, and the legend says he painted it on a napkin for a cook.
Where to see it
📍 Museo de Bellas Artes de SevillaSeville, Spain
Open in Maps ↗Hang it on your wall
⬇ Hi-res download
3,070 × 2,879 px · 8.8 megapixels · prints up to about 10 × 10 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
B
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.
