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The Martyrdom of Saint Agnes

Camillo ProcacciniBetween 1590 and 1592

Sforzesco Castle

Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy

This
  small monochrome canvas is traditionally considered to be a sketch or first
  draft for the altarpiece with the "Martyrdom of Saint Agnes",
  commissioned in 1590 for Milan cathedral and completed in 1592 (now in the
  Borromeo collection) which was the first important public work in Milan by
  Camillo Procaccini. The
  finished nature of the small monochrome painting, however, suggests an
  independent work, destined for a private collection - a hypothesis supported
  by the fact that two other versions of the same painting are known.

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  • Title: The Martyrdom of Saint Agnes
  • Creator: Camillo Procaccini
  • Date Created: Between 1590 and 1592
  • Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
  • Physical Dimensions: 43,5 x 28 cm
  • Provenance: Purchase from Annibale Arano 1935
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
  • External Link: https://pinacoteca.milanocastello.it/
  • Medium: Oil on paper applied on canvas
  • Art Genre: Sacred art
  • Art Form: Painting
  • Original title: Martirio di sant’Agnese
  • Artist Nationality: Italian
  • Artist Death Place: Milan
  • Artist Death Date: 1629
  • Artist Birth Place: Bologna
  • Artist Birth Date: 1558
Sforzesco Castle

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