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Mural paintings from the Herrera Chapel

The mural paintings from the Herrera Chapel are a group of mural paintings by Annibale Carracci and collaborators, of around 1602, now divided between the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona,[1] and the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Mural paintings from the Herrera Chapel
Fresco painting showing religious figures in a classical composition
ArtistAnnibale Carracci
Year1604–1606
TypeFresco transferred to canvas
LocationMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya & Museo del Prado, Barcelona & Madrid

They are frescoes that were painted for a chapel in Rome around 1604, but later transferred to canvas and moved to Spain by 1851.

History

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In 1602, the Spanish nobleman Juan Enriquez de Herrera dedicated a chapel to the Spanish Franciscan Saint (Didacus or) Diego de Alcala in what is now Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore in Rome, but was then "Saint James of the Spanish", the Spanish national church in Rome. He commissioned Saint Didacus of Alcalá Presenting Juan de Herrera's Son to Christ and frescoes from Carracci. The mural decoration, with scenes from the saint's life, was done by the Bolognese painter Annibale Carracci. In 1604, this master began designing all the preparatory cartoons, but he became ill while personally directing the work "in situ". So, the work was finished by his collaborators, who included Giovanni Lanfranco, Sisto Badalocchio and Francesco Albani.

The Spanish national church in Rome later became the new Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli, and the old church was cleared of its artworks. The frescoes in the Herrera chapel were transferred to canvas at the request of the sculptor Antonio Solá, at the expense of Ferdinand VII (d. 1833), and arrived in Spain in 1851. They are now distributed between MNAC and Museo del Prado.

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The group consists of 16 items, 9 of which are kept at the MNAC[2] and the other 7 at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. From the former church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli in Rome.[3]

# Image Title Authors Museum Reference
1Fresco depicting apostles gathered around an empty tombApostles around the Empty SepulchreCarracci and Francesco AlbaniMNAC[4]
2Fresco showing the miracle of roses sceneMiracle of the RosesCarracci, Francesco Albani and Domenico ZampieriMNAC[5]
3Fresco depicting the Assumption of the Virgin MaryAssumption of the VirginCarracci and AlbaniMNAC[6]
4Circular fresco of God the FatherEverlasting FatherCarracci and AlbaniMNAC[7]
5Fresco showing Christ healing a blind manHealing the Man Born BlindCarracci and AlbaniMNAC[8]
6Vertical fresco depicting Saint PaulSaint PaulCarracci and AlbaniMNAC[9]
7Vertical fresco depicting Saint PeterSaint PeterCarracci and AlbaniMNAC[10]
8Fresco showing Saint Didacus preachingSaint Didacus PreachingCarracci and Sisto BadalocchioMNAC[11]
9Fresco showing the apparition of Saint Didacus above his tombApparition of Saint Didacus above his sepulchreCarracci and Sisto BadalocchioMNAC[12]
10Circular fresco showing the apotheosis of Saint FrancisApotheosis of Saint FrancisCarracci and workshopMuseo del Prado[13]
11Circular fresco showing the apotheosis of Saint James the GreaterApotheosis of Saint James the GreaterCarracci and workshopMuseo del Prado[14]
12Circular fresco showing the apotheosis of Saint LawrenceApotheosis of Saint LawrenceCarracci and workshopMuseo del Prado[15]
13Fresco showing Saint Didacus receiving almsSaint Didacus Receiving AlmsCarracci and AlbaniMuseo del Prado[16]
14Fresco showing Saint Didacus receiving the Franciscan habitSaint Didacus Receiving the Franciscan HabitCarracci and AlbaniMuseo del Prado[17]
15Fresco depicting the miraculous refectionThe Miraculous RefectionCarracci and AlbaniMuseo del Prado[18]
16Fresco showing Saint Didacus saving a boy sleeping in an ovenSaint Didacus Saves the Boy Sleeping in the OvenCarracci and AlbaniMuseo del Prado[19]

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