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| Title | A Bishop | |
| Alternative Title | Saint Thomas of Villanueva | |
| Collection | Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | |
| Artist | Attributed to circle of Camilo, Francisco (Spanish painter, ca. 1615-1671) Attributed to Spanish School |
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| Date Earliest | possibly about 1600 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1860 | |
| Description | This image of an unidentified ecclesiastic dressed in episcopal robes is associated with the Spanish school. It might represent Saint Thomas of Villanueva, although the attributes that he carries (the book and the episcopal robes) are too generic to support a certain identification. The format and composition suggest that the picture was possibly part of an altarpiece. It may be the work of a painter active in Madrid in the seventeenth century, possibly from the circle of Francisco Camilo. Some areas have been heavily repainted. | |
| Current Accession Number | B.M.809 | |
| Subject | portrait | |
| Measurements | 143.5 x 103 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. | |
| Provenance | Purchased by John and Joséphine Bowes, through Benjamin Gogué, Paris, from the collection of the late Conde de Quinto, possibly 1862, cat. no. 71. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Hidden Treasures of the Bowes Museum, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, 2001 - 2002. | |
| Publications | Young, E., Catalogue of Spanish Paintings, Middlesbrough, 1988, pp. 46-47. | |
| Notes | The identification of this bishop as Saint Thomas of Villanueva was proposed by Eric Young in 1988. An attribution to the school of Madrid and, more specifically, to the circle of Francisco Camilo, was suggested by A. E. Pérez Sánchez in 1970. |
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| Rights Owner | The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | |
| Author | Dr Mercedes Cerón | |