Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

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Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)

c. 1695

ArtistSebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734)

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Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 96.5 x 81.9 x 6.4 cm (38 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 78.5 x 62.8 cm (30 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: P - Italian 16th & 17th Century
Origin: Italy, 17th century
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

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Provenance

Public

Provenance event

(Colnaghi, London, 1958, as anonymous);

Provenance event

Michael Jaffe, Cambridge;

Provenance event

(Matthiesen Fine Art, London), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.

Source provenance text

(Colnaghi, London, 1958, as anonymous); Michael Jaffe, Cambridge; (Matthiesen Fine Art, London), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.

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Exhibitions

Public

Year in Review: 1980

Object in Focus: Apotheosis of a Saint by Sebastiano Ricci

Source exhibition text

Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981). Object in Focus: Apotheosis of a Saint by Sebastiano Ricci. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 11-June 11, 2000). Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; April 11 - June 11, 2000. "Object in Focus: Apotheosis of a Saint by Sebastiano Ricci."

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Sourced Overview Evidence

This sketch represents an apotheosis, or a rise to heaven, of a saint. However, the precise identity of the figure remains unknown, since documents describing the commission have not yet been discovered, and the military costume does not sufficiently distinguish him.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 3 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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