Francisco de Goya

Saint Gregory Magnus (San Gregorio Magno)

Saint Gregory Magnus (San Gregorio Magno)
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1772
Ubicación
Parish church of San Juan Bautista, Remolinos (Zaragoza), Spain
Dimensiones
192 x 96 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Undisputed work
Titular
Parish church of San Juan Bautista in Remolinos
Ficha: realización/revisión
07 Jan 2010 / 28 Jun 2023
Inscripciones

Sn. Gregorio (lower section)

Historia

See Saint Ambrose.

Análisis artístico

The figure identified as Saint Gregory Magnus is not wearing the tiara as would befit the Supreme Pontiff; rather, he is shown wearing a miter. He is sitting on clouds, receiving inspiration from the Holy Spirit, represented by a ray of white light which travels directly to his ear as he prepares to write in the illuminated manuscript in his hands. The saint is dressed in a gold damask cope with a pale green lining. The sleeves of his robes are made of white lace. A little angel, the youngest of all those depicted in this set of pendentives, holds his crosier; however, the saint should actually be shown carrying the traditional double cross.

For a history of the whole series, see Saint Ambrose.

Conservación

The whole series underwent restoration work carried out by Teresa Grasa and Carlos Barboza in 1989 with a view to their inclusion in the Venetian exhibition of Goya's work.

Exposiciones
  • Goya (1746 – 1828)
    Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna di Ca’Pesaro
    Venecia
    1989
    consultant editor Antonio Fortún Paesa. From May 7th to July 4th 1989
  • Joyas de un patrimonio
    Palacio de Sástago
    Zaragoza
    1990
    organized by Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza, consultant editors María del Carmen Lacarra Ducay, Carmen Morte García and José M. Valero Suárez. From December 28th 1990 to March 3th 1991
  • Pabellón de Aragón de la Exposición Universal de Sevilla
    Exposición Universal de Sevilla
    Sevilla
    1992
    consultant editor Federico Torralba Soriano.
Bibliografía
  • BERUETE Y MORET, Aureliano
    Goya. Composiciones y figuras, t.II
    MadridBlass
    1917
    t. II. pp. 14, 160, cat. 22
  • GARCÍA JULIÁN, Javier
    “Goya. Cómo se hizo gran pintor”
    La Academia Cinegio
    1923
    pp. 25-27
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    pp. 74, 83, cat. 40
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 239, cat. 26
  • ANGELIS, Rita de
    L’opera pittorica completa di Goya
    MilanRizzoli
    1974
    p. 90, cat. 31
  • BORRÁS GUALIS, Gonzalo M.
    La fecha de construcción de la iglesia parroquial de Remolinos
    Seminario de Arte Aragonés
    Zaragoza
    1980
    pp. 91-93
  • CAMÓN AZNAR, José
    Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja
    1980-1982
    vol. I, p. 59 y p. 234 (il.)
  • ANSÓN NAVARRO, Arturo
    Goya y Aragón. Familia, amistades y encargos artísticos
    col. Col. Mariano de Pano y Ruata
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada de Aragón
    1995
    pp. 98, 99 y p. 100 (il.)
  • BORRÁS GUALIS, Gonzalo M.
    Goya y Aragón
    Goya
    BarcelonaGalaxia Gutenberg S.A. y Círculo de Lectores S.A.
    2001
    pp. 15-30
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