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Saint Augustine, dressed in monk's clothing rather than his usual bishop's attire, pauses from his writing of the rules of his Order which he later dispenses to the monks. Aurelius Augustinus, born at Tageste in Numidia (Tunisia) was Bishop of Hippo (near Annaba, Algeria) from around 396 and was baptised by Saint Ambrose in 387. He was one of the Four Fathers of the Latin Church. The painting was bought by William Bankes (1786–1855) in Spain in 1814, with a provenance from 'Philibert, Duke of Savoy' (who was actually Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Oneglia, 1588–1624, son of the Duke and ultimately Spanish Viceroy of Sicily), and then from the Cathedral at Plasencia, as by the artist 'Spagnolet' (Jusepe Ribera). Bankes particularly admired 'a mellowness that is quite remarkable in a plain gray colour.
Title
Saint Augustine (354–430), Bishop of Hippo, in Meditation
Date
early 17th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 228.5 x W 129.5 cm
Accession number
1257131
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Work type
Painting
