Agnus Dei
Francisco de Zurbaran
Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish painter.Zurbarán gained the nickname Spanish Caravaggio, owing to the forceful, realistic use of chiaroscuro in which he excelled.
Max Resolution:900×537 PX
Title:Agnus Dei
Artists:Francisco de Zurbaran
Date:c.1635 - c.1640
Style:Baroque
Genre:animal painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Dimensions:62×38 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Lamb of God (in Latin, Agnus Dei) (1635–40) is an oil painting 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 (John 1: 29) when John the Baptist describes Jesus as ‘The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World.’
The Lamb of God is an allusion to Christ’s title as recorded in John’s Gospel (John 1: 29) when John the Baptist describes Jesus as ‘The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the World.’