The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua – A Painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
As you can see from the image, a finely-carved altarpiece encloses two exquisite paintings, both by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a renowned Spanish painter. The large painting depicts St.Antony of Padua’s vision of Infant Jesus, painted in 1654. The smaller one above depicts the Baptism of Christ, painted in 1668.
There is an interesting story associated with St. Antony’s vision painting. An art thief cut-out the piece containing St. Anthony and sold it to an art dealer in New York. The Spanish Ambassador to the US recovered it and transported it back to Spain. Salvador Martínez Cubells, a well-known painter of his time, later restored to its current form.
The altarpiece is in the Capilla de Bautisterio (Baptistery Chapel) and was made by Barnado Simon de Pineda in 1668. Situated on the north side of Seville Cathedral, the Capilla de Bautisterio (also known as St. Anthony’s Chapel) is one of the 80 chapels inside the Seville Cathedral.
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