The Virgin and Child of Lier : rediscovery of a painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

LA VIERGE À L'ENFANT DE LIERRE : REDÉCOUVERTE D'UN TABLEAU DE BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO

Eduardo Lamas-Delgado (1)

1 KIK-IRPA - Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique | Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage

An inventory of Spanish paintings in Belgian public collections led to the rediscovery of an original painting by B.E. Murillo (Seville, 1617-1682) in the reserves of the Wuyts-Van Campen en Baron Caroly Museum in Lier. The painting is a Virgin and Child, a work that experts lost track of in the middle of the 19th century. The article retraces the history of the painting and links its style to that of the artist’s first mature period.

Mots clés: Murillo; Spanish painting; Baroque age; Spain 17th century; Belgium

Domaines: Art et histoire de l'art

Eduardo Lamas-Delgado. LA VIERGE À L'ENFANT DE LIERRE : REDÉCOUVERTE D'UN TABLEAU DE BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO. Bulletin de l'Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique, 2009, pp.127-135. ⟨hal-01696382⟩