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Francisco de Zurbarán and the Fabric of the World
Series: Renaissance Lives
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A major re-evaluation of Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age. Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age, painted with unmatched stillness and intensity. Famed for his monks, saints, and martyrs, he also created mesmerising still lifes, making fabrics shimmer and fruit glow with...
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A major re-evaluation of Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age.
Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain's Golden Age, painted with unmatched stillness and intensity. Famed for his monks, saints, and martyrs, he also created mesmerising still lifes, making fabrics shimmer and fruit glow with quiet presence.
This book explores how Zurbarán's art captures the spiritual inwardness of seventeenth-century Spain, placing him within the mystical and contemplative culture of his time. It also explores Zurbarán's engagement with Seville's transatlantic art market and how his devotional paintings offered visual consolation at moments of national crisis.
Challenging the limits of genre, Zurbarán's style reveals a distinctive 'still-life aesthetic' across his work—deeply meditative, hauntingly beautiful, and spiritually attuned. A major reappraisal of a canonical painter, this book situates Zurbarán as one of early modern Europe's most powerful artists.
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ISBN: 9781836391753
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 60 illustrations, 55 in colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Jeremy Robbins is the Emeritus Forbes Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Incomparable Realms: Spain during the Golden Age, 15001700, also published by Reaktion Books.
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