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

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.

Provenance

(Colnaghi, London, 1958, as anonymous);; Michael Jaffe, Cambridge;; (Matthiesen Fine Art, London), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.

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

Sebastiano Ricci

c. 1695

Accession Number

1980.39

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

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.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

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