Saint Luke
5.0 x 254.0 cm
Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582 – 1647)
Descubre a Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647), maestro barroco de frescos y pinturas dramáticas de techos! Explora su legado, rivalidad con Domenichino e influencia de Correggio.
Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese (Piacenza, Italia)
Descubre los Museos Civicos de Palazzo Farnese en Piacenza: arte renacentista, esculturas etruscas y coches históricos dentro de un impresionante palacio barroco. ¡Una joya cultural italiana!
This painting shows the short stay of the artist in Piacenza, after his long activity in Rome (1602-1610). As all the painters who work in the dukedoms of Emilia, Lanfranco was influenced by Correggio’s lessons, visible in the angel clinging to the clouds on the top right. The icon of the Virgin Mary alludes to the legend according to which Luke depicted the Virgin when she was still alive. The calf/ox, destined to sacrifices, is the symbol of Saint Luke’s priesthood and of his activity as evangelist.
Detalles de la obra
- Título: Saint Luke
- Artista: Giovanni Lanfranco
- Dimensiones originales: 5.0 x 254.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Dónde verla: Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
- Tono de color: Green Spectrum
- Intensidad del color: Monochromatic