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VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y: St Anthony Abbot and St Paul the Hermit

🖼 St Anthony Abbot and St Paul the Hermit, c. 1635
Oil on canvas
260 × 192 cm
Madrid, Spain

Golden light breaks through dense wilderness as two aged hermits meet in mystical communion. Velázquez captures their spiritual encounter with masterful chiaroscuro, exploring themes of isolation, faith, and divine revelation that resonated deeply within Counter-Reformation Spain.

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