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DiaporamaPortrait of Saint Charles Borromeo
1600
50.0 x 40.0 cm
Giovanni Ambrogio Figino (1553 – 1608)
Explore the Renaissance art of Giovanni Ambrogio Figino – Milanese painter & draftsman known for portraits, religious scenes & Lombard School style. Discover his legacy!
Traditionally attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, this portrait of Saint Charles is in any case the work of a Lombard artist. It was made in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century and reflects the devotional zeal which sprang up around the great Archbishop of Milan, and which culminated in his canonisation in 1610. Federico Borromeo referred to this portrait as the best that had ever been painted of Saint Charles.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Saint Charles Borromeo
- Artist: Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
- Year: 1600
- Original dimensions: 50.0 x 40.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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