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Saint Bonaventure and Saint Anthony of Padua

Follower of Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao Peruvian
ca. 1670–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 626
This painting depicts two winged Franciscans, Saint Bonaventure and Saint Anthony of Padua, playing musical instruments (a vihuela de mano and a vihuela de arco, respectively). The Franciscan cardinal, Saint Bonaventure, is recognizable by the red cowl worn over his habit while Saint Anthony is identifiable by his attribute of a stalk of lilies. The painting is a fragment from a large and complex allegorical composition that depicts the defeat of heresy by Virgin of the Immaculate Conception aided by Saint Francis and Franciscan saints. The composition originated around 1670 in Cuzco in the circle of Basilio de Santa Cruz Pumacallao and is preserved in a work painted for the convent of San Francisco in Santiago de Chile.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Bonaventure and Saint Anthony of Padua
  • Artist: Follower of Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao
  • Date: ca. 1670–90
  • Culture: Peru (Cuzco)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (30 × 30 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James Kung Wei Li, in memory of Ambassador and Mme Ti-Tsun Li, Republic of China, 2018
  • Object Number: 2018.652.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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