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St. Catherine   Visited in Prison by the Empress Faustina

Carlo Preda1694

Sforzesco Castle

Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy

This canvas, together
  with St. Catherine in her Study,
  adorned the church of Santa Caterina di Brera in Milan, demolished in 1786.
  Thanks to the publication of the preparatory drawing, both works could be
  attributed to Carlo Preda who at that time often came to Lombardy for
  religious commissions. The painting’s composition is typical of the
  seventeenth century, updated with elements from Late Baroque painting from
  Genoa and compelling chromatic solutions that characterise the surfaces.

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  • Title: St. Catherine   Visited in Prison by the Empress Faustina
  • Creator: Carlo Preda
  • Date Created: 1694
  • Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
  • Physical Dimensions: 310 x 135 cm
  • Provenance: Purchase from Palazzo Sormani, Milan, 1935
  • 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: Santa Caterina visitata in carcere dall’imperatrice Faustina
  • Artist Nationality: Italian
  • Artist Death Date: 1729
  • Artist Birth Place: Milan
  • Artist Birth Date: 1651/1652
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