Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens Flemish The present painting is a reduced workshop version of a large altarpiece painted by Rubens about 1630–33 for the Church of the Discalced Carmelites in Antwerp. The painting refers to the story of Bernardino de Mendoza, a young Spaniard who had given Saint Teresa land on which to build a convent. Bernardino died before it could be built, and Christ appeared to Saint Teresa informing her that the donor's soul could not be released from purgatory until the convent was completed. Bernardino appears in pu
Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens Flemish The present painting is a reduced workshop version of a large altarpiece painted by Rubens about 1630–33 for the Church of the Discalced Carmelites in Antwerp. The painting refers to the story of Bernardino de Mendoza, a young Spaniard who had given Saint Teresa land on which to build a convent. Bernardino died before it could be built, and Christ appeared to Saint Teresa informing her that the donor's soul could not be released from purgatory until the convent was completed. Bernardino appears in purgatory at the left of the Saint Teresa of Ávila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory. Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp). Oil on wood. Paintings
Size: 3094px × 4000px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
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