St Acisclus
by CASTILLO, Antonio del, Oil on canvas, 177 x 86 cm
Antonio del Castillo, a pupil of Juan del Castillo and Francisco de Zurbar�n was the most important artist in his native C�rdoba. The present almost sculptural depiction of one of the patron saints of C�rdoba shows St Acisclus holding a sword and a martyr’s palm.