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Title: Murillo: Scenes of Childhood by Peter Cherry, Xanthe Brooke ISBN: 1-85894-130-X Publisher: Merrell Publishers Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00

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Summary: FITTING TRIBUTE TO A GREAT ARTIST
Comment: Long recognized as one of Spain's preeminent painters, Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617 - 1682) worked for the most part in his native Seville, where he began his career as a painter of religious subjects. His earliest works were a series depicting the lives of Franciscan saints for Seville's Franciscan monastery.

In later life he opened a painting academy in his native city, and served as the academy's first president. He is also known for his touching scenes of beggar children, adroitly capturing their facial expressions and tattered garments in somber hues, many of which are featured in "Murillo: Scenes Of Childhood," a thoughtfully compiled tribute to the great Spanish artist.

Of special interest is the painting belonging to the Louvre in which Murillo first revealed the face of a street child, and the unforgettable painting known as "Four Figures On A Step," which captures three apparent beggars and a matron carefully cradling the head of a wounded urchin in her lap. The gazes from these faces remains an indelible impression for all who view this scene.

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