''Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure'' (French: ''Exposition du corps de saint Bonaventure'') is a 1629 oil painting on canvas by the Spanish painter

Francisco de Zurbarán Francisco de Zurbarán ( , ; baptized 7 November 1598 – 27 August 1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanish ...

, now in the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

. Around the body of

Saint Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister G ...

are figures including

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 12 ...

and

Pope Gregory X Pope Gregory X ( la, Gregorius X; – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1271 to his death and was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. He was ...

, shown in conversation. It formed part of a series of paintings on the saint's life – the other works are ''Saint Bonaventure at the Council of Lyon'' (Louvre), ''Saint Bonaventure and the Angel'' (Dresden) and ''Saint Bonaventure and Saint Thomas Aquinas before a Crucifix'' (Berlin).María Isabel Sánchez Quevedo, ''Zurbarán'', Madrid, Akal, 2001 (Spanish).

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Paintings in the Louvre by Spanish artists 1629 paintings Paintings by Francisco de Zurbarán Death in art Popes in art category:Paintings of Saint Bonaventure {{17C-painting-stub