Description
Augustine pauses over his writing, a quill in one hand and a flaming heart in the other. Light bearing the word Veritas, meaning truth, crosses the dark study toward his face. Gold-embroidered vestments, open books and a patterned table covering give the devotional scene its rich colour and texture.
This made-to-order, hand-painted oil-on-canvas reproduction recreates Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne, painted around 1645. The historical original is an oil painting on canvas in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession M.88.177, a gift of The Ahmanson Foundation. Its original dimensions are 78.74 cm high by 62.23 cm wide; these describe the museum painting, not the reproduction size.
Choose from the reproduction sizes and framing options available on this page. The composition brings together the glow of the heart, the finely worked gold vestments and the quieter shadows of the bookshelves. The reference image identifies the historical work being recreated.





