Item Description
"Cardinal" painting, oil on canvas. Large painting depicting a high prelate with a book. The subject is represented in a formal position, turned towards a table on which a book is placed.
A crimson cape, finished with a fur border, covers the shoulders, while below a wide black robe falls rich with folds. A headdress from which the now silver hair emerges crowns his head. The austere look denotes security and pride, the hands placed on the book symbolize wisdom and culture. The cape, to signify wealth and opulence. The work is signed and dated 1740. The painting is presented in a coeval gilded frame.
Dimensions
Height: 126 cm
Width: 106 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Peculiarities:
Essence
Oil on canvas
Style
Baroque
Epoch
1740
Origin
Italy
price
4200.00 euros
