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Alonso Cano

41 works

Alonso Cano (1601-1667) was a painter, sculptor and architect. Read more

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Painting of Christ crucified on a cross against a dark sky, with a small tree and hills at dusk on the left.

La Crucifixión

1635

Kneeling white-robed monk gazes up at the Virgin and Child while a red-robed man kneels beside an altar in a dim interior.

San Bernardo y la Virgen

1645

Black and white reproduction of a painting of Saint Agnes with a lamb, palm frond and halo, by Alonso Cano, 1635.

Saint Agnes

1635

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on a globe, surrounded by cherubs and kneeling religious figures below.

Virgin of the Rosary - Alonso Cano - Cathedral of Malaga

Kneeling nun in white habit looks up at a vision of nude, haloed Christ holding a cross and red banner.

The crucified Christ appears to Saint Teresa

1629

Seated man in a gold crown and yellow mantle holds a sword and orb on a carved throne against a dark background.

A king of Spain

1640

Saint John the Evangelist writing with a quill on a rock, gazing up at angels in the clouds above a rugged landscape.

Saint John the Evangelist in Patmos

1651

Bearded monk in black habit kneels in prayer, gazing at a heavenly vision of figures in clouds, with angels and a crucifix.

Saint Benedict's Vision of the Globe and the three Angels

1658

Painting of an elderly saint in blue and ochre reaching toward a winged angel in red who descends through clouds.

Saint Peter liberated by an Angel

1652

Painting of the Virgin Mary seated in a landscape holding the sleeping infant Christ, with a young tree beside her.

The Virgin and Child

1645

Painting of the dead Christ seated on rocks, supported by a winged angel, with a sunset landscape behind.

The dead Christ supported by an Angel

1646

Painting of the Virgin in pink and blue holding a sleeping infant under a glowing star, with a dark cloudy sky behind.

The Virgin of the Star

1645

Painting of a haloed bearded man beside women and children gathered at a stone well with a rope and pulley overhead.

The Miracle at the Well

1638

Painting of a kneeling friar holding the Christ Child with a lily, while angels float in clouds above a river landscape.

Saint Anthony of Padua

1650

Dead Christ supported by a winged angel against a dark background, with a basin, nails and crown of thorns below.

The dead Christ held by an angel

1646

Old bearded man kneeling in a rocky cave with a crucifix, a flying angel above and a lion resting nearby.

The penitent Saint Jerome

1660

Painting of a kneeling friar raising his arms toward a red seraph in the sky beside a tree, with a skull in the foreground.

Estigmatización de San Francisco de Asís

1651

Painting of the crucified Christ with arms raised, crown of thorns and white loincloth against a dark background.

Christ Crucified

1650

Nun in black veil at a red-draped table gazes up at a crucifix among clouds, with an open book and inkwell before her.

The crucified Christ appears to Saint Teresa of Avila

1629

Painting of a Dominican friar preaching to a crowd while a winged putto above holds a scroll reading Timete Deum.

St. Vincent Ferrer Preaching

1644

Older woman seated with an open book beside a young girl in blue, with angels and red drapery above.

The Education of the Virgin Mary

1601

Painting of Saint John the Baptist seated under a tree with a pink cloth, staff and lamb at his feet.

Saint John the Baptist

1645

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a dark patterned costume with a lace collar, beside an oak tree and open landscape.

The Infante Don Baltasar Carlos

1633

Painting of a haloed, wounded nude man with a white loincloth gathering a red cloth against a dark background.

Cristo recogiendo las vestiduras

1646

Painting of a bearded man seated by a stone well, speaking to a woman holding a jug, with trees and rocks behind.

Christ and the Samaritan

Painting of Christ crucified on a cross against a dark background, with a skull at the base and a distant city.

Cristo crucificado

1646

Half-length portrait of an elderly man with spectacles, grey hair and white moustache, in black dress against a dark backgrou

Portrait of Don Antonio Pedro Sancho Dávila Toledo y Álvarez Osorio, IV Marquis of Velada and X Marquisof Astorga, am…

1657

Painting of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ, she wears a red dress and blue mantle against a dark background.

Virgen de la Leche

1659

Painting of a loincloth-clad figure holding a banner beside nude figures and a cross, with hands reaching up from shadow belo

Christ in Limbo

1655

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ holding a chalice and cross beside kneeling figures, with a sketch of a winged figure on

Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto); Resurrected Christ and Lamb of God (verso)

1666

Brown ink drawing of Christ holding a chalice and a tall cross, with kneeling figures and a small nude figure in a landscape.

Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto)

1666

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin on a cloud with cherubs above, interceding for souls in flames below, with a scroll inscrip

Virgin Interceding for Those in Purgatory

1601-67

Alonso Cano (1601-1667) was a painter, sculptor and architect. Alonso Cano was born and died in Granada. The work of Alonso Cano is associated with Baroque. Browse 41 works by Alonso Cano from 14 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata