They would go on to provide Zurbarán with a continuous flow of commissions. Martyrdom of St Serapion Zurbarán depicted his subjects with an overpowering sense of devotion. In the Martyrdom of St ...

Serapion had two brothers, who were still young when their mother died. Their father also reposed soon after. From childhood St. Serapion longed to lead the life of a hermit. With his younger brother, ...

The Wadsworth Atheneum’s St. Serapion (1628) is considered to be one of Zurbarán’s best early works. Time and poorly executed restoration efforts in the past have taken their toll on both ...

Success only drew Zurbaran inward. He never played in Seville ... One of his finest, St. Serapion, is in the Wadsworth Atheneum at Hartford, Conn., and his Monk with a Skull is a favorite ...

Saint Serapion was abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist in the Davit-Gareji Wilderness. He was endowed by God with the ability to work miracles. Once St. Serapion set off for the city, ...