cadaveres

Updated: May 2, 2025

When Murillo was asked by the sacristan why he stood thus gazing there, the painter answered, 'I am waiting till these holy men have finished their work. By his own desire, Murillo was buried before this picture. Before another 'too truthful picture of Las dos Cadaveres' in the small church of the hospital of the Caridad, Murillo used to hold his nose.

Sarah Tytler - The Old Masters and Their Pictures: For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art