Tondo attributed to JOSÉ VERGARA GIMENO (Valencia, 1726 - 1799). "Apparition of the Infant Jes to Saint Anthony of Padua". Oil on panel. It has slight repainting and a 19th century frame. Measurements: 58,5 x 44 cm; 69 x 54 cm (frame). Religio scene that presents the theme of the apparition of the Child Jes to Saint Anthony of Padua.Saint Anthony of Padua or of Lisbon (Lisbon, ca. 1191 to 1195 - Padua, 1231) was a Franciscan friar, preacher and theologian, venerated by his miracles and as a saint and Doctor of the Church, who was first member of the Order of regular canons of Saint Augtine, until he became a Franciscan in 1220. St. Anthony of Padua is, after St. Francis of Assisi, the most popular of the Franciscan saints. He is depicted as a beardless youth in a broad monastic tonsure, dressed in a habit, and is often shown with the Infant Jes, holding him in his arms, alluding to an apparition he had in his cell. It became the most popular attribute of this saint from the 16th century onwards, being especially popular in the Baroque art of the Counter-Reformation. Due to its formal characteristics, we can relate this work to the hand of José Vergara Gimeno, one of the most outstanding painters of Valencian Neoclassicism. He co-founded the San Carlos Academy together with his brother Ignacio and other artists, and was appointed its director in 1789. He broke with the Baroque aesthetic and renewed the Valencian artistic panorama by decorating numero churches in fresco and painting altar canvases, with religio themes being the most abundant in his production. He also carried out numeromissions for the city council and painted important portraits, such as that of Ferdinand VI. He is represented in the Valencia Fine Arts Meum, among other public and private centres.Dimensions: 58.5 x 44 cm; 69 x 54 cm (frame).