St. Felix of Valois / Gaspar Miguel de Berrío

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Accession Number
2002/1.157
Title
St. Felix of Valois
Artist Nationality
Bolivian
Artist Life Dates
1706 - after 1761
Medium and Support
oil on panel
Object Creation Date
circa 1735
Object Creation Place
South America (continent)
Bolivia (nation)
Creation Place 1
South America (continent)
Creation Place 2
Bolivia (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Baroque
Dimensions
47.6 cm x 45.7 cm (18 3/4 in. x 18 in.)
Century
18th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
panel painting
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Secondary Object Type
figure
Physical Description
A bearded man with a halo and wearing ecclesiastical vestments appears rapt in ecstasy in the upper third of this painting. He stands on a cloud beneath an elaborate baldachin with his eyes turned upward. A stag with a cross between its antlers lies at his feet on the figure's right while a putto sits at his left. Two more putti hover to the left and right of the man, holding a red curtain behind him. This scene is surrounded on three sides by dense painted decoration composed primarily of vegetal motifs, which is complemented by the exuberant scrolling foliage and fish scale patterns of the gilded frame. A cartouche bearing a Latin inscription identifying the standing figure is located near the bottom of the painted surface.
Subject Matter
St. Felix of Valois, cofounder of the Trinitarian Order in 1198, stands in religious ecstasy near the center of this painting surrounded by a riot of exuberant decoration. He is identified in the Latin inscription in the cartouche below him, an identification confirmed by the presence of the stag with a cross between its horns, which recalls a famous episode in St. Felix's life.
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1120 x 968
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Record
2002/1.157
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"St. Felix of Valois; Gaspar Miguel de Berrío." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.157/2002_1_157.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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