Caterina Maffeis

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Master of the Neapolitan school of the 17th century. Vision of Saint Francis

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The saint of the Order, identified by the wounds, is depicted lying asleep. According to legend, he had a vision in which an angel appeared to him with a violin. This portrayal of legends is found in many painters, especially of the 17th century. A famous painting by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino, from around 1623, in which the painter depicts the saint in this moment of ecstasy. Here the painter also shows an angel floating among the clouds to the left. Oil on canvas, 81 x 104 cm
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81 x 104 cm

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Maestro della scuola napoletana del XVII secolo. Visione di San Francesco

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Il santo dell'ordine, identificato dalle ferite, è raffigurato in posizione dormiente. Secondo la leggenda, ebbe una visione in cui gli apparve un angelo con un violino. Questa rappresentazione delle leggende si trova in molti pittori, soprattutto del XVII secolo. Celebre dipinto di Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, detto il Guercino, del 1623 circa, in cui il pittore raffigura il santo in questo momento in estasi. Qui il pittore mostra anche un angelo che fluttua tra le nuvole a sinistra. Olio su tela, 81 x 104 cm
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81 x 104 cm

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Scuola Napoletana (XVII) - Visione di S. Francesco

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Oil on canvas titled Visione di S. Francesco by the Neapolitan School (XVII century), Baroque, Italy, measures 81 × 104 cm, unsigned, in good condition and sold with frame.

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Oil on canvas titled Visione di S. Francesco by the Neapolitan School (XVII century), Baroque, Italy, measures 81 × 104 cm, unsigned, in good condition and sold with frame.

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