{"product_id":"battle-between-christians-and-muslims-at-el-sotillo-francisco-de-zurbaran","title":"Battle between Christians and Muslims at El Sotillo - Francisco de Zurbarán","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBattle between Christians and Muslims at El Sotillo\u003c\/b\u003e (ca. 1637–39) stands as one of Francisco de Zurbarán's most ambitious narrative compositions, depicting the legendary military engagement between Christian forces and Moorish troops at El Sotillo in Spain. Painted during the height of the Spanish Golden Age, the work reflects the deeply held religious and national convictions that defined Castilian identity in the seventeenth century. Zurbarán — celebrated above all for his austere devotional figures and still lifes — here demonstrates a remarkable command of large-scale historical painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the upper register of this monumental arched canvas, the \u003cb\u003eVirgin Mary and the Christ Child\u003c\/b\u003e appear in celestial glory, flanked by angels, conferring divine sanction upon the Christian warriors below. This heavenly intercession was a common iconographic device of the Counter-Reformation, reinforcing the Church's triumphant narrative. Zurbarán's characteristic \u003cb\u003echiaroscuro\u003c\/b\u003e — stark contrasts of light and shadow drawn from the Caravaggesque tradition — lends the scene both dramatic urgency and spiritual weight. The figures are rendered with his signature sculptural solidity, their forms emerging powerfully from the shadowed background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis museum-quality \u003cb\u003estretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a sturdy 0.75-inch wooden frame with a gallery wrap finish — ready to hang and crafted to honor the grandeur of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrancisco de Zurbarán\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eca. 1637–39\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArched top, 131 7\/8 x 75 1\/4 in. (335 x 191.1 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBaroque\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 30×40 cm","offer_id":60085419311438,"sku":"GLV-22784239950-S","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 40×50 cm","offer_id":60085419868494,"sku":"GLV-22784239950-M","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 60×90 cm","offer_id":60085419901262,"sku":"GLV-22784239950-L","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP-20747-001.jpg?v=1783619459","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/en-us\/products\/battle-between-christians-and-muslims-at-el-sotillo-francisco-de-zurbaran","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}