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Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)

c. 1695

Sebastiano Ricci

(Italian, 1659–1734)
Culture
Italy, 17th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 96.5 x 81.9 x 6.4 cm (38 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 78.5 x 62.8 cm (30 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1980.39
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Description

This sketch represents an apotheosis, or a rise to heaven, of a saint. However, the precise identity of the figure remains unknown, since documents describing the commission have not yet been discovered, and the military costume does not sufficiently distinguish him.
A vertically oriented oil painting is composed of dark clouds and muted earth tones save for a red-clothed man with a medium skin tone. Supported by winged figures with light skin tones, he reaches upward. Below him, a nude, winged child with a light skin tone holds a palm branch. At our top left, a light-skinned winged head floats. Behind, a dark landscape rests beneath a shadowed sky.

Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)

c. 1695

Sebastiano Ricci

(Italian, 1659–1734)
Italy, 17th century

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