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Biography:
Bartolome Esteban Murillo was born in Seville, Spain in 1617, where he lived until his death.
Murillo founded a prestigious painting acadamy in 1660 which he presided over with great ability. His vast production of paintings, for the most part, are of a religious nature and theme.
However he also painted scenes of children and many precise portraits. Murillo’s influence in Spanish painting, even more in Sevillian painting, was perpetuated until the 19th century. Even now he is still considered a great universal master.
Murillo’s pictures:
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Murillo, The Holy Family of the Little Bird, 1650, 1,44 X 1,88 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, The Good Shepherd, 1660, 1,64 X 1,10 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, The Boys of the Shell, 1670, 1,04 X 1,24 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, The Immaculate Conception of Soult, 1678, 2,22 x 1,18 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, The Immaculate from El Escorial, 2,22 x 1,18 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, Immaculate of Crescent Moon, 2,06 X 1,44 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, Virgin with a Rosary, 1950-55, 1,64 x 1,20 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. With comments |
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Murillo, Old Woman with a distaff, 1642. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Annunciation, 1660-65, 1,25 x 1,03 m., Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Gentleman, 1670, 1,98 x 1,27 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Girl of Galicia, 1645-50, 0,63 x 0,43 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 1662-65, 2,32 x 5,22 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 1662-65, 2,32 x 5,22 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, The Martyrdom of St Andrew, 1678, 1,23 x 1,62 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Don Nicolas Omasur, 1672, Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Landscape, 1680, Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Landscape, 1680, Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1650-55, 1,87 x 2,28 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, Rebecca and Eliezer, 1650, 1,07 x 1,71 m., Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. |
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Murillo, St. Diego Giving Alms,1645-46, Oil on canvas, Academia de San Fernando, Madrid. |
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Murillo, St Rose of Lima, Oil on canvas, Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid. |
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Murillo, St. Leander of Seville, 1655, Oil on canvas, Catedral de Sevilla. |
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Murillo, Assumption of the Virgin, 1670, Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg. |
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Murillo, Boy with a Dog, 1655, 0,78 x 0,62 m., Oil on canvas, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg. |
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Murillo, Self-Portrait, 1672-75, Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London. |
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Murillo, The Baptism of Christ, 1655, Oil on canvas. Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. |
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Murillo, Boys Eating Fruit,1650 , Oil on canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. |
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Murillo, The Little Fruit Seller, 1670-75, 149 x 113 m., Oil on canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. |
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Murillo, The Toilette, 1670-75, 1,47 x 1,13 m., Oil on canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. |
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Murillo, St. Thomas of Villanueva, Oil on canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. |
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Murillo, Madonna and Child, 1670, 1,66 x 1,15 m., Oil on canvas, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden. |
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Murillo, A girl and her Duenna, 1670, 1,06 x 1,27 m., Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
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Murillo, A Girl with Fruits, Oil on canvas, The Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow. |
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Murillo, Flight into Egypt,1645-46, 1,56 x 1,25 m., Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. |
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Murillo, Mary and Child with Angels Playing Music, 1660, 1,37 x 1,12 m., Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. |
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Murillo, The Infant Jesus Distributing Bread to Pilgrims, 1678, 2,19 x 1,82, Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. |
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Murillo, Holy Family with the Infant St John, 1655-59, 1,56 x 1,26 m., Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. |
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Murillo, Holy Family , 1660, 1,86 x 1,55 m., Oil on canvas, St. Stephen Basilica, Budapest. |
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Murillo, The Young Beggar, 1645, 1,37 x 1,15 m., Oil on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris. |
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Murillo, Immaculate Conception, 1670, Oil on canvas, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
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Murillo, Adoration of the Magi, 1655-60, Oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio. |
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Murillo, St. Francis of Assisi, 1647, 1,82 x 1,29 m., Oil on canvas, Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp. |
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