San Felipe Benicio, (painting).

San Felipe Benicio, (painting).

Campeche, Jose, 1751-1809, painter.

San Felipe Benicio, (painting).

Saint Philip Benicio, (painting).

Oil on wood panel.

35 1/4 x 28 3/4 in. (89.5 x 73 cm.).

(On column:) Jose Campeche inv. et pinx. / ann. 1786 P.R. signed

Religious scene with St. Philip Benicio, Virgin Mary, and the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit) set in heaven against a cloudy background. Pairs of cherubs float around the figures in the upper part of the painting. This event relates to the renunciation of his religious faculties in 1286. St. Philip Benicio kneels down looking at the throne of heaven and pointing with his proper right hand to the ecclesiastic symbols he renounced in humility.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Philip Benicio

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Trinity

Emblem -- Cross

Museo de Arte de Ponce, Avenue Las Americas, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00731

Formerly in the collection of Travieso, Martin, Puerto Rico

English title supplied by Inventory cataloger.

See exhibition catalog for exhibition history and additional bibliographic citations.

"Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971.

"Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971, pg. 59.

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