Juan de Juanes, a major figure of the Valencian Renaissance, was noted for his religious scenes and portraits. In this work he combines both genres. The Venerable Agnesio places the ring on Saint Agnes, in a kind of Mystical Nuptials. The centre of the picture is occupied by the Virgin and Child, surrounded by the Infant Saint John the Baptist, angels, Saints Dorothea and Theophilus. In the background, in a magnificent landscape, we can make out the figure of St George on horseback, slaying the dragon. It is a kind of Italian Sacra Conversazione, full of symbolism and great attention to detail.

Collection: Images

Project: 10. Churches and religions in Europe., 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe.

Chronology: XVI

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate

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Resource type: Image

Format: Oil on panel (89,5 x 178,5 cm)

Source: Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia

Language: Spanish

Date: c. 1553-1557

Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)

Identifier: 301

Copyright: Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia

Abstract: History of mentalities

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