Strapped to the rough-hewn trunk of a gibbet tree, wrapped in white draperies and stretched across a dark, flattened canvas, "St. Serapion" as pictured by the Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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