Saint Bonaventura's Body Lying in State
Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure (French - Exposition du corps de saint Bonaventure) is a 1629 painting by Francisco de Zurbarán, now in the Louvre. Around the body of saint Bonaventure are figures including James I of Aragon and Pope Gregory X, shown in conversation. It formed part of a series of paintings on the saint's life - the other works are Saint Bonaventure at the Council of Lyon (Louvre), Saint Bonaventure and the Angel (Dresden) and Saint Bonaventure and Saint Thomas Aquinas before a Crucifix (Berlin).
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre
1629
2.45 x 2.2m
MI205
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Where you'll find this
Louvre
Permanent collection