A Female Martyr Saint — Carlo Francesco Nuvolone

A Female Martyr Saint


Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1609 - 1662)

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1609-1662) was a leading Lombard painter known as 'the Guido of Lombardy'. Explore his religious frescoes, portraits & altarpieces influenced by Reni, Procaccini & Van Dyck.

The female saint portrayed in this painting is unidentified. The palm she holds in her left hand classifies her as a martyr. Nuvolone was one of the most prominent painters of the mid-seventeenth century in Milan. He is the typical exponent of the Lombard style of painting, characterized by the strong contrast between light and shadow, and the distinctive sweetness in his figures.