The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin
c. 1708
Francesco Solimena
Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747)
European Painting and Sculpture
The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin, c. 1708. Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747). Oil on canvas; framed: 250.2 x 197.5 x 12.7 cm (98 1/2 x 77 3/4 x 5 in.); unframed: 222.5 x 169.5 cm (87 5/8 x 66 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1971.63 The dramatic contrasts of light and dark reveal the long aftereffects of Caravaggio in Naples. Yet, the elegant forms, rich colors, and perfected body of Christ have far more affinities with the idealizing strand of Italian art in the 1600s and 1700s. Solimena sought to improve on nature, based on the study of antiquity, aiming to create a work of grandeur and nobility meant to inspire reverence and devotion appropriate to the holy subject.
- Maker/Artist
- Solimena, Francesco
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 250.2 x 197.5 x 12.7 cm (98 1/2 x 77 3/4 x 5 in.); Unframed: 222.5 x 169.5 cm (87 5/8 x 66 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1971.63
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1971, London, Heim Gallery, 1971: "Fourteen Important Neapolitan Paintings," cat. no. 9, repr.color. <br>CMA, Dec. 1971-Jan.1972: "Year in Review 1971," cat., Bull., (Jan. 1972), no. 55. <br>Connecticut, Yale University Art Gallery, (9/9/87-12/6/87) Neapolitan Paintings in North America.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 217 Italian Baroque
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