Saint Eulogius

by Vicente Carducho

The work features the Cordoban martyr Saint Eulogius, who is shown being surprised as he is writing by an angel bearing the symbols of martyrdom, such as the palm and the crown.

The painter captures a gloomy interior where we find few references to the room itself. The only things that stand out are the red tones on the cloth covering the table and the drapery that frames the scene and, without doubt, give it a theatrical effect. Moreover, in the lower left corner we can see a crosier, cape and mitre, items referring to his elected position of Archbishop in the seat of Toledo. In the background of the work, at a point that is almost unnoticed by the spectator, is the scene showing his martyrdom.