Zurbarán. Christ on the Cross 1627. Temptation of St. Jerome 1657. Although from an agricultural village in Extremadura and of modest means, Zurbarán overcame his provincial background and social inferiority to become the leading painter in Seville, Spain’s most vibrant and wealthiest city for much of the 17th century and –with the capital, Madrid— the [...] The post Zurbarán. Christ on the Cross. Temptation of St. Jerome. first appeared on Spain Then and Now.
