Francisco de Goya
Artistic analysis
Goya depicts Saint Ignatius of Loyola in a half-length portrait, turned to his right but looking almost directly at the viewer. It retains the fundamental elements of his iconography: the dark Jesuit habit, the rosary fastened at the waist, the order’s monogram, which appears in the upper right corner, and the motto on the book, “AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM” [“To the greater glory of God”].
It has traditionally been accepted that the painting was commissioned for Juan Ignacio Ezcurra, as it remained in the family until the 1970s.
Technical information
NIG
P-Pin-001976
Author
Francisco de Goya
Title
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Date
c. 1775
Technique and medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
81 x 57 cm
Where can it be found?
Floor 2
Owned by
Temporary loan. Private collection
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