# Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish, 1598–1664; born in Fuente de Cantos; died in Madrid

Zurbarán worked chiefly in Seville, where religious orders commissioned him to paint cycles for their monasteries. His saints and monks, set against dark grounds and modelled with strong, sculptural light, combine austerity with close attention to the textures of cloth and wood. He also painted a handful of austere still lifes. As taste in Seville shifted towards Murillo’s softer style, he moved to Madrid in 1658, where he died.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

4 works in the collection.

- [Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/saint-romanus-of-antioch-and-saint-barulas-aic-61665), Francisco de Zurbarán, 1638. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [The Crucifixion](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-crucifixion-aic-80084), Francisco de Zurbarán, 1627. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/christ-and-the-virgin-in-the-house-at-nazareth-cma-136217), Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Young Virgin](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-young-virgin-met-437971), Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.