The work represents the conversion of san francisco de borja (1510-1572), marquis of lombay and later iv duke of gandía, after contemplating the putrefied corpse of the empress isabel of portugal, wife of emperor charles i of spain. The empress died in toledo on may 1, 1539, and her body was transferred to granada, the city where the scene depicted in the painting took place. When the duke saw that the corpse of the empress, whose beauty had captivated the entire castilian court, had decomposed due to the heat of the trip, the nobleman decided to "never again, never again serve a lord who could die", entering a few years later into the jesuit order, founded a few years ago by saint ignatius of loyola and of which he would become general. Object Type: painting. Date: 1884. Dimensions: height: 315 cm (10.3 ft); width: 500 cm (16.4 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Conversión del duque de Gandía, Museo del Prado
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