Saint Didacus of Alcalá feeding the poor, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The work represents the franciscan religious san diego de alcalá distributing food to the needy, and is one of the four canvases by the sevillian painter bartolomé esteban murillo that are preserved in the royal academy of fine arts of san fernando, located in the city of madrid, (spain). Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1645 and circa 1646. Dimensions: height: 173 cm (68.1 in) ; width: 183 cm (72 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Bartolome murillo-diego de alcala