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Immaculate Conception
Carlo Francesco NuvoloneBetween 1636 and 1640
Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy
In the background a dark room, where you can glimpse a wall or a piece of furniture with a golden inscription dedicated to Mary, a small window opens with a vase on the windowsill, a Flemish-inspired motif. The attention to naturalism and the slightly dull, almost ashen palette are typically Lombardic, especially in the complexions, nuanced energy.
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Details
- Title: Immaculate Conception
- Creator: Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
- Date Created: Between 1636 and 1640
- Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
- Physical Dimensions: 47 x 35,5 cm
- Provenance: Gift from Carlo Dell’Acqua - Camillo Tanzi, 1881
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
- External Link: https://pinacoteca.milanocastello.it/
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Art Genre: Sacred art
- Art Form: Painting
- Original title: Immacolata Concezione
- Artist Nationality: Italian
- Artist Death Date: 1662
- Artist Birth Place: Milan
- Artist Birth Date: 1609
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