Artwork details · 2025-12-27

Agnus Dei

by Francisco De Zurbarán · 1635

Agnus Dei by Francisco De Zurbarán

Artist

Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanish Caravaggio", owing to the forceful use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled.

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Artwork

Agnus Dei is an oil painting completed between 1635 and 1640 by the Spanish Baroque artist Francisco de Zurbarán. It is housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. The Lamb of God is an allusion to Christ's title as recorded in John's Gospel, where John the Baptist describes Jesus as "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World".

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Quick facts

Artist
Francisco De Zurbarán
Year
1635
Movement
Baroque
Country
Spain
Location
Museo del Prado