Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory (Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.19)Sacred Art & IconographySaint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory (Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.19)Oil on wood, Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art 17.190.19Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory (Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.19)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/teresa-of-avila-rubens-workshop-met-17-190-19.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory (Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.19). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/teresa-of-avila-rubens-workshop-met-17-190-19Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-saint-teresa-of-avila-interceding-for-so, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory (Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.19)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/teresa-of-avila-rubens-workshop-met-17-190-19}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn oil on wood panel from the Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens showing Teresa of Avila interceding for souls held in purgatory, attended by angels and Christ. The panel belongs to the intercessory devotional imagery that grew around Teresa following her 1622 canonization. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 17.190.19, given by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1917.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsRights and ReproductionReproduction and CopyrightWell-attestedThis panel is a reduced workshop version of a large altarpiece Rubens painted about 1630 to 1633 for the church of the Discalced Carmelites in Antwerp. An engraving made after that altarpiece identifies the soul shown at left as Bernardino de Mendoza, a young Spaniard who had given Teresa land to build a convent but died before it could be completed; Christ tells her in the vision that his release from purgatory depends on the convent finally being built. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionRoman Catholicism, Denominations Well-attested Source Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory, accession 17.190.19 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsTeresa of Avila, Figures Well-attested The panel's directly named subject per the museum's own title and its own linked Wikidata identifier, interceding for souls in a scene matching the intercessory devotional register the corroborating Wikipedia record independently describes for her.Source Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory, accession 17.190.19 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Additional Source Teresa of Avila (Wikipedia)tier 3Sources1. Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory, accession 17.190.19 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceTeresa of Avila (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDepicts: Teresa of AvilaQuote, Depicts: Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila was canonized in 1622 and later named a Doctor of the Church; devotional art built around her often shows her interceding on behalf of others, reflecting the visionary and intercessory character of her own writings.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year