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(b. 1614, Avilés, d. 1685, Madrid)

St James the Great in the Battle of Clavijo 1660 Oil on canvas, 231 x 168 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

The painting represents the popular saint of Spain arisen from his grave to help the Spanish army against the Moors in the battle of Clavijo. In the painting the prancing white steed forces its way through fallen and dying unbelievers while in the background fleeing Moors can be just barely made out.

The painting, which paraphrases Rubens's St George (Prado, Madrid), is signed on the thong on the chest of the horse. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 12 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/17_cent/biber_battle.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Battle, suite</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Author: CARREÑO DE MIRANDA, Juan Title: St James the Great in the Battle of Clavijo Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Spanish Form: painting