<![CDATA[Blanton Museum of Art Collections]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/browse?tags=513.1999&output=rss2 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:56:37 -0500 koven.smith@blantonmuseum.org (Blanton Museum of Art Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2822

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Creator

Guy François

Title

Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia

Date Created

circa 1608-1613

Spatial Coverage

126.4 cm x 97.2 cm (49 3/4 in. x 38 1/4 in.)

Identifier

513.1999

Medium

Oil on canvas

Description

This picture is an early and almost programmatic response to Caravaggio’s lessons. It has long been attributed to Carlo Saraceni, a Venetian painter active in Rome, one of the earliest to espouse the new naturalistic language. It is better seen as a capital work of François, who was also in Rome from 1608 until 1613, then the very first to bring Caravaggism to France. Although extremely similar and usually confused with Saraceni’s, the works of the Frenchman can be distinguished by their slightly more regular shapes and exact contours, which result in compositions of more pronounced pattern than atmospheric space. Precisely this difference is clear in comparing the present composition with a nearly identical version by Saraceni that was recently identified and acquired by Los Angeles. The identity of these pictures also answers any question about the fact and intimate nature of the two painters’ collaboration.

Rights Holder

The Suida-Manning Collection

Date

Le Puy, France, 1578 - 1650, Le Puy, France

Type

painting

Has Version

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Requires

16257
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