Madonna and Child

One of the most eminent masters of 17th century Spanish painting, when there was an upsurge in the country's artistic life. Zurbaran worked in Seville and Madrid, painting pictures on religious subjects and still life. His work is austere ans lifelike. He strove to make his figures tangible and three-dimensional and covery the plasticity of the textiles. His figures possess a spiritual harmony. His "Madonna and Child" (1658) was painted in the artist's late period, when his images acquired a gently lyrical note.