Bartolome Esteban Murillo, born late December 1617 was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times. Murillo had many pupils and followers. The prolific imitation of his paintings ensured his reputation in Spain and fame throughout Europe, and prior to the 19th century his work was more widely known than that of any other Spanish artist. This is an important and necessary book, one that updates, completes and clarifies the work of Murillo as a whole and anticipates a series of specialised studies devoted to the master's output that are likely to appear over the next few years. This volume not only offers readers an opportunity to view all of the known works produced by the painter, based on a clear and reasoned classification and a careful reproduction of each work, but also enables them to familiarise themselves with many works whose existence has only been confirmed up until now by documentary references or old black-and-white photographs and poor illustrations. Text in Spanish. SELLING POINTS: ?Few painters have been as highly considered as Bartolome Esteban Murillo, both during his lifetime and over the centuries following his death. Today there is little debate regarding the greatness of his art ILLUSTRATIONS: 465 colour
