Angel

The real name of the artist is Pietro Berrettini. His important career makes him one of the exponents of the Baroque school, whose spectacular and pompous style are expressed without exaggeration. He was also an architect, as evidenced, for example, by the beautiful façade of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. He is famous for having made the decorations of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, as well as the frescoes for Palazzo Barberini in Rome. In the work that we see here, a great angel carrying lilies in its hand appears imperiously in the act of the Annunciation. Its sturdy body and its mighty wings still bear witness to Mannerist origins. The theme of the angel or of the guardian angel appears frequently in his works, as he intends to reinforce the real presence of these creatures, invisible guardians of our salvation.