The Young Beggar
17th c. painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Young Beggar is a (circa 1645–1650) genre painting by Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Also known as The Lice-Ridden Boy due to the figure of a young boy delousing himself in the painting, The Young Beggar is the first known depiction of a street urchin by Murillo.[1]
The Young Beggar | |
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Artist | Bartolomé Esteban Murillo |
Year | c. 1645–50 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 134 cm × 300 cm (53 in × 120 in) |
Location | Louvre, Paris |
It was influenced by the poverty of Spanish children in the 17th century and followed the style of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.[2] Murillo's painting focuses on an orphaned child and uses a complementary technique of light and shade.[3] It has been viewed as one of his most popular works of the Spanish Baroque painting and was once kept in the royal collection of Louis XVI.[4]
It is currently located in the Louvre Museum in Paris.[1]