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DiaporamaA Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663)
1750
53.0 x 38.0 cm
Placido Costanzi (1702 – 1759)
Discover Placido Costanzi (1702–1759), a late-Baroque Italian painter known for historical & devotional works, frescoes in Rome's churches, and collaborations with Jan Frans van Bloemen.
This lively sketch is a loose study is for an altarpiece that was commissioned by the Colonna family and is today in the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Barberini. With great theatrical effect, Costanzi depicts Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who was celebrated for his levitations, curing a possessed youth whom he holds dramatically by the hair in midair.
About this artwork
- Title: A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663)
- Artist: Placido Costanzi
- Year: 1750
- Original dimensions: 53.0 x 38.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Main color: Phthalo Green
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
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