Francisco de Zurbarán and the Fabric of the World
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Francisco Pacheco
Golden Age
Juan de Roelas
Juan de Zurbaran
Juan Martinez Montanes
Luis de Morales
Murillo
Mysticism
Religious art
Seville
Spain
Still life
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- ISBN 9781836391753
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Francisco de Zurbarán, master of Spain’s Golden Age, painted with unmatched stillness and intensity. Famed for his monks, saints and martyrs, he also created mesmerizing still lifes, making fabrics shimmer and fruit glow with quiet presence. This book explores how Zurbarán’s art captures the spiritual inwardness of seventeenth-century Spain, placing him within the mystical and contemplative culture of his time. It also explores Zurbarán’s engagement with Seville’s transatlantic art market and how his devotional paintings offered visual consolation at moments of national crisis. Challenging the limits of genre, Zurbarán’s style reveals a distinctive ‘still-life aesthetic’ across his work – deeply meditative, hauntingly beautiful and spiritually attuned. A major reappraisal of a canonical painter, this book situates Zurbarán as one of early modern Europe’s most powerful artists.
Jeremy Robbins is Emeritus Forbes Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Incomparable Realms: Spain during the Golden Age, 1500–1700 (Reaktion, 2022).
