Copper engraving after Murillo's canvas St. Diego of Alcala Feeding the Poor: the Franciscan saint shares out the convent's stew among beggars and children crowding at the door. Drawn by Jose Fernandez Olmos and engraved by Federico Navarrete for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
Copper engraving after Murillo's canvas St. Diego of Alcala Feeding the Poor: the Franciscan saint shares out the convent's stew among beggars and children crowding at the door. Drawn by Jose Fernandez Olmos and engraved by Federico Navarrete for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
The engraving is dated about 1863, since on 22 December of that year the engraver was paid 3,000 reales, according to the archive of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Bartolome Esteban Murillo (painting); Jose Fernandez Olmos (drawing)
Engraver / lithographer: Federico Navarrete
Date: About 1863
Source: Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando
Dimensions: 11.8 x 17.1 in (30 x 43.5 cm)
Condition: It retains the protective tissue; abundant foxing in the margins of the sheet, the image less affected.