Portrait Of Pope Pius VII Oil On Canvas Early '800

Features

Artwork title:  Ritratto di papa Pio VII

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject:  Portrait/Face

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Ritratto di papa Pio VII

Oil on canvas. Portrait of Pope Pius VII, elected to the papal throne in 1800. The portrait is less conventional than the rest of the official portraits of pontiffs, usually pictured while sitting on the papal chair during the act of blessing; the painting here proposed portrays a close-uo of the Pope, tired and worn out, without any pastoral symbols, it seems inspired by the famous portrait of Pius VII realized in 1815 by Vincenzo Camuccini, who painted him during his imprisonment in Savona by Napoleon Bonaparte (imprisonment that lasted overall from 1809 to 1814, even if in different locations); in that painting the Pontiff appears tired and worn out. The painting, already restored and reframed, is presented in a gilded frame in style.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 86
Width: 73
Depth: 6

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 71
Width: 59