Josefa de Óbidos

Selected Works

A painting of the infant Jesus in the manger, surrounded by Mary and Joseph with two putti figures above him holding a banner. There are two other figures, a man and a woman, at left, attending to him. Joseph holds a candle while Mary holds her hands clasped in prayer, both looking down at the infant. The painted is arched at the top and surrounded with a gilded frame.

Adoration of the Shepherds

1669
Josefa de Óbidos, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1669. Oil on canvas, 150 x 164 cm. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

A lamb is presented on a stone slab, laying on its stomach with its legs bound and to the side. The lamb’s eyes are open and its head is crowned with a halo. There are a few flowers on the stone slab and an inscription beneath the lamb reads “OCCISUS AB ORIGINE MUNDI,” slain from the creation of the world.

The Sacrificial Lamb

1670-1684
Josefa de Óbidos, The Sacrificial Lamb, c. 1670-1684. Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 78.7 cm. Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

An angel bows their head to the Virgin Mary, who appears kneeling with a halo over her head. The angel carries a lily and holds their hand to their chest. Above these two central figures there is a dove and the faces of eight putti in the clouds that part where the dove flies above.

Annunciation

1676
Josefa de Óbidos, Annunciation, 1676. Oil on canvas, 107 x 88 cm. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

A rectangular portrait miniature of a nun, shown at half length. She holds open a book with a feathered quill poised above the page. She looks up and to her right, where a dove is flying overhead. The portrait miniature is set in simple frame with a cabled edge.

Santa Teresa de Avilaverso

before 1872
Josefa de Óbidos, Santa Teresa de Avilaverso, before 1872. Oil on copper, 7.5 x 6 cm. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

A man wearing red robes is seated outdoors, writing in a book. He looks up at the angel who floats above him, pointing at the page. Behind the two figures, a large bird of prey holds an ink pot on a red cord in its mouth.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos

ca. 1650-60
Josefa de Óbidos, Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, ca. 1650-60. Oil on copper, 24 x 18.5 cm. Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

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