San Giovannino

Features

Artwork title:  San Giovanni Battista

Artistic school:  Italian School

Age:  17th Century / 1601 - 1700

Subject:  Figures of Saints

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : San Giovanni Battista

Oil painting on canvas. Italian school. Traditional iconographic representation of the saint: dressed in skins but also draped in a red cloak, symbol of martyrdom, he holds the staff surmounted by the cross with one hand, while with the other he points to the sky, as a reference to the divine; at his feet a lamb, symbol of the sacrificial victim. The dark background, against which the red tangle of the mantle stands out, suggests the interior of a cave, of which two openings covered with foliage can be glimpsed. Restored and relined in the first half of the 1900s, the painting is presented in a 1930s frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 81
Width: 67
Depth: 3

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 73
Width: 58,5