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Description: | The nun represented in this painting can be identified as Saint Clare, who is often depicted holding a monstrance with a consecrated host. The white cloth in her hands emphasises the sanctity of the host which has become Christ's body, and which cannot be touched. Clare was the founder of the female branch of the Franciscan order in the thirteenth century. This work is associated with the circle of Alonso del Arco, a painter of the Madrid school. He worked for noble patrons in the courts of Charles II and Philip V, but he also undertook commissions to paint religious subjects and altarpieces for provincial churches and convents. | Subjects: | Eucharist) religion (St Clare | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Arco, Alonso del (Spanish painter, 1635-1704) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to Spanish School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8968... | Go to resource |
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