Joven mendigo, Murillo Dimensions (inches):39 x 31" and streetlights stretches towards the

and streetlights stretches towards the horizon

Unlike painters of his era who also depicted ballet scenes

painted in 1882 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

giving the final composition an intriguing character

enriquecen la narrativa visual

Joven mendigo, Murillo Dimensions (inches):39 x 31" and streetlights stretches towards theAlso known as: "Boy picking a flea" Title in French: "Le Jeune Mendiant" On numerous occasions, Murillo portrayed children, and he did so with infants of all kinds: Saints in their earliest ages, little angels in religious allegories, and children in everyday scenes, as is the case here. This is one of the artist's most well known non religious works, where elements of the Baroque style are notably present, especially regarding the treatment of light,