Francisco de Goya / St. Ambrose / c. 1796-1799

Francisco de Goya
St. Ambrose
c. 1796-1799
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Creator Name: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1746 - 1828
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Francisco de Goya
Title: St. Ambrose
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1796
Creation End Date: 1799
Creation Date: c. 1796-1799
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 148.7cm x 225.3cm x 10.3cm, Unframed: 190cm x 113cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1969.23
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Theobald Heinemann, Munich; Contini-Bonacossi coll., Florence (1930); (Pinakos, New York)
Context: This picture is one of a series depicting the four Fathers of the Latin Church: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory. The paintings were probably meant to be hung high on the wall of a church, as suggested by the large scale and tilted position of the figure, and the bold but simple contrasts of light and dark.Saint Ambrose (339-391), the Bishop of Milan, was known for the firmness with which he defended the Church's rights. His relations with the Emperor Theodosius, whom he called the son of the Church, set the ideal pattern for Church-State relations for later generations.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1969.23
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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