Brother Juniper and the Beggar

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo completed this scene of Brother Juniper giving charity to a beggar. The Franciscan friar extends food or aid to the poor man in a gesture of Christian mercy. Murillo excelled at such narratives of simple piety.

The Spanish Baroque painter often depicted religious subjects with warmth rather than severity. This work hangs at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dole in France.