|
Date: |
|
Description: | A young friar is portrayed wearing a Carmelite habit. He holds a book, and his left hand rests on a skull next to a crucifix. The Carmelite Order achieved great prominence in the Spanish Netherlands during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, and the Archduchess Isabella came under the Carmelites' influence. The low cape and the sandals worn by the unknown friar identify him as a member of the Reformed or Discalced Carmelites, which became a separate order in 1593. Reformed Carmelites advocated contemplative prayer and the return to the original asceticism of the Order. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Zurbarán, Francisco de (Spanish painter, 1598-1664) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9026... | Go to resource |
|
|