Saint Paul. Saint Paul is a painting by Diego Velázquez that is in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
The piece was created around 1619 during the early stage of Velázquez's artistic career before he moved to Madrid. At this stage of Velazquez's career he was deeply influenced by Caravaggio.
In the image, Saint Paul is seated holding a book, commonly referenced as a large Gospel book. The painting was created using oil on canvas.
The artist from Seville reveals his mastery of portraiture in the image of a man captured directly from nature and wrapped in a wide robe in which the folds are almost sculptural. The dramatic lighting that brings the figure into relief against a dark background is a style inherited from Tenebrism, as are the earth-tone colors commonly used by Velázquez.
They present to the viewer a natural and authentic representation of the figure. The saint is sitting on a stone plinth that blends with the background area. The fingers of the left hand grasp a thick book. Perhaps to hide his limitations, Velázquez has hidden the legs and most of the hands under its folds. According to José López-Rey, Saint Paul's head is sharply drawn and the image itself is somewhat rubbed and darkened, a style typical of Velázquez's early works. According to the New Testament, Paul was traveling to Damascus when he saw a bea of light and was visited by Jesus, who struck
The piece was created around 1619 during the early stage of Velázquez's artistic career before he moved to Madrid. At this stage of Velazquez's career he was deeply influenced by Caravaggio.
In the image, Saint Paul is seated holding a book, commonly referenced as a large Gospel book. The painting was created using oil on canvas.
The artist from Seville reveals his mastery of portraiture in the image of a man captured directly from nature and wrapped in a wide robe in which the folds are almost sculptural. The dramatic lighting that brings the figure into relief against a dark background is a style inherited from Tenebrism, as are the earth-tone colors commonly used by Velázquez.
They present to the viewer a natural and authentic representation of the figure. The saint is sitting on a stone plinth that blends with the background area. The fingers of the left hand grasp a thick book. Perhaps to hide his limitations, Velázquez has hidden the legs and most of the hands under its folds. According to José López-Rey, Saint Paul's head is sharply drawn and the image itself is somewhat rubbed and darkened, a style typical of Velázquez's early works. According to the New Testament, Paul was traveling to Damascus when he saw a bea of light and was visited by Jesus, who struck
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