Mid-17th-Century Spanish School, Portrait Of A Theologian Trees It unfolds beneath a darkened

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Our reference: BRV1902

Murr trained under Professor Ziegler at the Munich Academy and a newspaper article on the reverse provides some further information

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Mid-17th-Century Spanish School, Portrait Of A Theologian Trees It unfolds beneath a darkenedThis mid 17th century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon. Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of red buttons or embroidery, he's evidently a cleric of senior rank. In 17th century Spain, such red trimming was associated with the Faculty of Theology, worn by those who had attained the highest academic degree: the Doctor Theologiae. The square biretta, resting neatly upon