Little shepherd of zurbarán [saint margaret of antioch], dot engraving signed on plate by bartolomé vázquez, 1794, on a drawing by león bueno based on a painting by zurbarán. Inscription: this symbolic painting, although commonly called the little shepherd of zurbarán, seems to represent a virtuous soul walking unperturbed among the snares of vice. It is original by francisco zurbarán, a native of the town of fuente de cantos in the province of extremadura, chamber painter of king philip iiii, great imitator of caravaggio and famous for his ownership of the cloths. This painting is five king's feet and seven inches high, three feet and three inches wide and is in the royal palace of madrid. National library of spain. Date: 1794.
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