Zurbarán. A New Perspective

This book offers a survey of the artist’s output through a carefully-chosen selection of works, including several oil paintings recently attributed to the painter, some of them never previously shown in Spain. The publication also includes a selection of still life paintings by the artist and his son Juan, and another with pieces by his workshop collaborators. The distinguishing traits of Zurbarán’s style already appear in these oil paintings done by commission of different religious orders: sobriety, a simple rendering of themes and figures, severe forms masterfully defined by light, expressive backlighting, excellent draftsmanship, solemn and sedate compositions infused with a restrained spirituality, and an admirable handling of objects – especially textiles, as can be seen in the monks’ white habits.