Sebastian Gomez Discovered by His Master Murillo, At Work, from "Illustrated London News"
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (18.3 × 22.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
Accession Number
2016.774.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 17th-century Spanish art through this captivating 1848 wood engraving from theIllustrated London News*.itled *Sebastian Gomez Discovered by Master Murillo, At*, it illustrates a legendary moment: the renowned Baroque master Bartolomé Esteban Murillo upon his young apprentice, Sebastián Gómez, diligently painting. Murillo, celebrated for his tender religious scenes and street urchins, mentored Gómez, who rose to become a skilled portraitist himself. This narrative print romanticizes the master-pupil dynamic, evoking the passion and serendipity of artistic discovery. Craf...
About the Artist
Walter George Mason|Bartolomé Estebán Murillo|Edward Henry Wehnert|Sebastián Gómez (British|Spanish|British|Spanish) · 1820 |1617 |1810 |1645 –1866 |1682 |1868 |1682
British, Holloway, Middlesex 1820–1866 Sydney, Australia|Spanish, Seville 1617–1682 Seville|British, baptised London 1813–1868 London|Spanish, ca. 1646–1682 Seville