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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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Baroque Painter · Active 1650 – 1650
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Paintale's collection includes 1 paintings attributed to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, a figure of the Baroque period whose recurring subjects — religion & mythology — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Religion & Mythology
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1)
About Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's surviving output sits squarely within the Baroque period, and the paintings collected here return repeatedly to religion & mythology. Read together, they trace how one artist worked through the same problems of figure, light, and narrative weight that defined the period.
Today, paintings by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- When did Bartolomé Esteban Murillo live?
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was active around 1650 – 1650, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Bartolomé Esteban Murillo paint?
- Religion & Mythology.