Attilio Andreoli (1877-1950) - Frate Francescano, Italia

Oil painting on canvas hand-signed by Attilio Andreoli
Italy, Milan, late 19th / early 20th century
The work is characterized by its unmistakable trowel technique with a rich, paste-like and enamelled impasto, typical of his artistic production at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Also visible in the lower left is the artist's autograph signature.

The painting depicts a young Franciscan friar ( identifiable by the habit and tonsure ) caught in a moment of deep mystical ecstasy, prayer, or silent adoration.
Canvas size 70 x 57 cm
With frame 81.5 x 70 cm

On the left a altar with a radiant monstrance containing the Eucharist is visible, a element that suggests a scene of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The subject depicted could be Saint Anthony of Padua, famous for Eucharistic devotion, or another saint of the Franciscan tradition (such as Saint Paschal Baylon, patron of Eucharistic congresses, or Saint Bonaventure).

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