The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1660s

The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

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The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables or The Immaculate Conception of Soult (original titles La Inmaculada Concepción de los Venerables or La Inmaculada Concepción de Soult) is an oil painting by the Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. It was painted c. 1678 and measures 274 cm × 190 cm (108 in × 75 in). Looted by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult in 1813 and taken to France, it was bought by the Louvre in 1852. It has been held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid, since 1941.

Artist
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Date
1660s
Collection
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Movement
Baroque
Medium
oil paint, canvas
Size
274 × 190 cm

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