Onelio Marrero

Angels and Patrons, Oil Painting

2025

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero portrays his niece examining Jules Bastien-Lepage’s 1879 painting of Joan of Arc receiving her life-changing vision. Set within a room at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the scene captures a moment of quiet reflection. Onelio painted the subject in an energetic style to match this momentous occasion in history.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist scenes that capture the romanticism of New York City or the soothing quiet of a rippling pond. His work evokes nostalgia and intimacy, giving the viewer a sense of having visited the same places before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. Living in New Jersey, he enjoys the luxury of having his favorite subjects to paint—whether it's the urban surroundings or the abundant nature just a short walk from his home. When he’s not painting, Onelio spends time with his grandchildren and immediate family, cultivates bonsai plants, and reads.

Words that describe this painting: museum, artwork, gallery, woman, display, Manhattan, New York, Metropolitan, frame, woman, Saint, room, interior, MoMA, NYC, figure, figurative, back, impressionism, people, oil painting, beige

Angels and Patrons
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
14 in. h x 11 in. w x .75 in. d
0 lbs. 12 oz.