ID: 700007772 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007772	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola (painting (visual work); Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish painter, 1617 - 1682) ...; about 1670; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2003.144;)

Note: The painting shows the heavenly vision of Saint Francis of Paola (1416-1507), founder of the Order of Minims, an order characterized by its severity and humility. Saint Francis experiences a vision in which the word "CHARITAS" (the motto of the Minims) appears in an aureole of golden light accompanied by cherubs. In the background, the saint stands on the shore with two kneeling companions, referring to a miracle in which Saint Francis ferried the two men across the Straits of Messina on his cloak after being refused transport on a ship. The subject of the painting is, however, not simply the visionary and narrative elements, but the presentation of faith in the example of Saint Francis of Paola, in rapt attention before the heavenly host and its message of "charity." An old, bearded Saint Francis of Paola, humbly dressed and bearing the weight of his calling on a slender walking staff, glances heavenward with a look of reverent awe and dutiful acceptance. The simplicity of setting, sober tonality, loose brushwork, and harmony of both material and divine presence, are all consistent with Murillo's late style and help to palpably convey a scene of passionate spiritual appeal.

Titles:

The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1670

Creator Display:

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish painter, 1617 - 1682) [preferred,JPGM]

painter Murillo, Bartolomé Estebán (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682) [500007425]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2003.144

Display Materials: Oil on canvas

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 188 x 146 cm (74 x 57 1/2 in.); Framed [outer dim] (Display): 220.3 x 177.8 x 15.9 cm (86 3/4 x 70 x 6 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

Spanish (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Saint Francis of Paola (Italian friar, saint, 1416-1507) [500354830]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	visions (life events) [300251603]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), personal life events) (AAT)

	cherubim [300389932]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Upper left: "CHA/RI/TAS"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)