The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua (Murillo)
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua is a 1656 oil on canvas painting by
History
During the French occupation of Seville in the
In November 1874, it was discovered that thieves had cut out the portion depicting Saint Anthony. Then, in January 1875, a Spanish immigrant attempted to sell the same fragment to a New York City art gallery. The man stated it was a complete original by Murillo, Saint Anthony being one of the artist's favorite subjects. The owner of the gallery, Hermann Schaus, negotiated a price of $250 and contacted the Spanish consulate. Upon securing the sale, Schaus sent it to the Spanish Consulate, which shipped it to Seville via Havana and Cadiz,[2] was returned to the cathedral and added back into the work in 1875 by the restorer Salvador Martínez Cubells.[3]
References
- ^ "Catedral de Sevilla: Capilla de San Antonio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Art Theft History: 1874, Murillo's "Vision of St. Anthony"". Association for Research Into Crimes Against Art (ARCA). Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Visión de San Antonio de Padua" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.