Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (John 6:5-14) / Alonso Cano
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- Accession Number
- 1951/2.31
- Title
- Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (John 6:5-14)
- Artist
- Alonso Cano
- Artist Nationality
- Spanish
- Artist Life Dates
- 1601-1667
- Medium and Support
- pen, bistre and wash on white paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1652-1657
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Spain (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Spain (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Inscribed by collector: Alo Cano f (Alonso Cano fecit)
- Dimensions
- 10.3 cm x 19.5 cm (4 1/16 in. x 7 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- prepatory drawing
- Physical Description
- This drawing is done in brownish ink and wash against a light background, has a narrow horizontal format. It shows a group of figures clustered into the right half of the composition. The central figure is a bearded man, seated under a tree, gazing upward as he holds a loaf of bread in one hand and raises his other hand up in the air. The other figures- two men, a woman and a child- are looking at him intently .
- Subject Matter
- The subject of this drawing is the "Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" from the New Testament of the Bible (John 6:5-14). Christ instructed his disciples to distribute a young boy's five loaves of bread and two fish to a large crowd that had gathered. All were fed from this small amount of food. In this drawing, Christ is seated in the middle of the group and his hand posture and skyward gaze suggest that the artist is depicting the moment when Christ blessed the loaves and fish before they were given to the crowd.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals
- figures
- objects
- people and occupations
- plants
- the natural world
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1153 x 597
- File Size
- 85 KB
- Record
- 1951/2.31
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"Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (John 6:5-14); Alonso Cano." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1951-sl-2.31/1951_2.31.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
