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

c. 1695
(Italian, 1659–1734)
Italy, 17th century
oil on canvas
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.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1980.39
Location: not on view
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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.
Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)

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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