Saint Benedict, ca. 1640–45, Oil on canvas, 74 x 40 3/4 in. (188 x 103.5 cm), Paintings, Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, Fuente de Cantos 1598–1664 Madrid), This painting formed part of a series of canvases representing thirteen founders of monastic orders by Zurbarán, known from copies in the Capuchin convent at Castellón de la Plana. Saint Benedict is shown holding a wine jar, in reference to a legend that a jar of poisoned wine was fractured when blessed by the saint, thus saving him
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Saint Benedict, ca, 1640–45, Oil, canvas, 74 x 40 3/4, 188 103.5 cm, Paintings, Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish, Fuente Cantos, 1598–1664, Madrid, painting, formed, part, series, canvases representing, thirteen, founders, monastic orders, Zurbarán, copies, Capuchin convent, Castellón de, la, Plana, shown holding, wine jar, reference, legend, jar, poisoned wine, fractured, blessed, saint, thus saving
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