St Elmo, Antoni Guerra the Younger, 1701

Perpignan (pyrénées-orientales, france), hyacinthe rigaud museum, civil painting collection. Antoni guerra the younger (1666-1711), eldest son of the catalan painter antoni guerra the old (1634-1705), having lived and worked in perpignan, obtained the title of "painter to king philip v". For this saint elmo, protector of maritime trade, he takes the model of saint dominic fighting heresy. Object Type: painting. Date: 1701. Dimensions: height: 199 cm (78.3 in); width: 134 cm (52.7 in) sans cadre. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud. Rigaud54,St Elme,Antoine Guerra