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Virgin swooning at the foot of the Cross
Giovanni Battista Merano1673/1673
Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
Piacenza , Italy
The painter represents the theme of the Virgin’s sufferings, through harrowing gestures and a dark and livid atmosphere, stressed by chromatic contrasts. Many versions of this subject are known.
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- Title: Virgin swooning at the foot of the Cross
- Creator: Giovanni Battista Merano
- Creator Lifespan: 1632-09-19/1698-07-30
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Piacenza
- Creator Birth Place: Genoa
- Date: 1673/1673
- Location: Italia
- Physical Dimensions: w151,5 x h194 cm
- Type: Painting
- Rights: http://www.palazzofarnese.piacenza.it/altre-info/foto-e-video-al-museo
- Medium: oil on canvas
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