St Anthony Abbot and St Paul the Hermit (detail)
by VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y, Oil on canvas
The detail depicts the raven bringing the two saints a loaf of bread from heaven. The woodcut by Albrecht D�rer, which probably served as a model for this composition, also shows the raven flying down to bring the hermits a loaf of bread, in the same attitude as in Vel�zquez’s painting.