Francisco de Zurbarán

Japanese: スルバラン - するばらん(英語表記)Francisco de Zurbarán
Francisco de Zurbarán

A master of Spanish painting in the 17th century. Born in Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz, he died in Madrid. Appointed painter for the city of Seville in 1629, he spent most of his life working in the Andalusian capital, producing numerous religious paintings, especially those about the history of religious orders, the lives of monks and saints, ascetics and mystics, mainly for religious orders. His tranquil religious paintings, characterized by their familiar composition, unadorned realism, clear contours and dense surface expression of volume, bright colors and golden colors that permeate the entire picture plane, and chiaroscuro, beautifully reflect the spirit of the Counter-Reformation movement that dominated Spain at the time, especially its spirit of mysticism and self-restraint. He also produced a few original "bodegone" (still lifes) and portraits. His representative works include "The Praise of St. Thomas Aquinas" (1631), the Guadalupe Monastery series (1638-39), and the Carthusian Monastery of Jerusalem series (ibid.).

[Kanyoshi Keizo]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

17世紀スペイン絵画の巨匠。バダホース県のフエンテ・デ・カントスに生まれ、マドリードで没。1629年にセビーリャ市の画家に任命され、生涯のほとんどをこのアンダルシア地方の州都を中心に活躍、主として諸修道会のために宗教画、とくに修道会の歴史、修道士や聖人の生涯、苦行者や神秘家などを数多く描いた。そのじみな構図、虚飾のないリアリズム、明確な輪郭と緻密(ちみつ)な面によるボリューム表現、明るい色調と画面全体にみなぎる黄金色を特徴とした明暗法による静謐(せいひつ)な宗教画は、当時のスペインを支配していた対抗宗教改革運動の精神、とくにその神秘主義と克己の気風をみごとに反映している。わずかながら、独創的な「ボデゴーン(静物画)」や肖像画も残した。代表作に『聖トマス・アクィナスの礼讃(れいさん)』(1631)、グアダルーペ修道院シリーズ(1638~39)、ヘレースのカルトゥジオ会修道院シリーズ(同上)などがある。

[神吉敬三]

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