![]() ![]() ![]() Murillo's paintings were considered the triumph of the Spanish Baroque. This disappearing act is all the more incredible given that in the 17th and 18th centuries, Murillo was one of the most famous artists in all of Europe, far more famous even than Velázquez. Due to this less than flattering interpretation of his paintings, until recently Murillo had virtually disappeared from the art history books. His demure, rosy-cheeked Virgins and mischievous, smirking street urchins have often caused the painter to be dismissed as sentimental, weak and inconsequential, unlike his far darker, more serious contemporaries, Ribera, Zurbarán and Velázquez. Today, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is best known as the painter of sweetness and light. The Immaculate Conception of the Venerable Ones or of 'Soult'. ![]()
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