Who created "Saint Margaret of Cortona"?

Saint Margaret of Cortona was created by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta in 1737.

What medium is "Saint Margaret of Cortona"?

Saint Margaret of Cortona is oil on canvas.

Is "Saint Margaret of Cortona" in the public domain?

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Saint Margaret of Cortona

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

1737

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 38.7 x 30.8 cm (15 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.) framed: 49.9 x 42.6 x 3.8 cm (19 5/8 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CIS-B

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann

Accession Number

1997.57.9

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta · 1682–1754

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta was born in Venice in 1682 and trained first under his father, the sculptor and woodcarver Giacomo Piazzetta, before turning decisively to painting. The crucial formative experience of his career came when he traveled to Bologna to study under Giuseppe Maria Crespi, whose dramatic use of chiaroscuro — strong contrasts of light and shadow rooted in the Caravaggesque trad...

Saint Margaret of Cortona

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