Saturday, September 28, 2013

Zurbarán

Llerena (Badajoz - Extremadura), Spain

Seventeenth century Spanish painter, Francisco Zurbarán, known for his religious paintings and the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, lived part of his life in Llerena.  Some of his paintings can be seen in the church, Nuestra Señora de la Granada, in the background of this picture.

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