Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 78.5 × 62.8 cm · framed: 96.5 × 81.9 × 6.4 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1980.39
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.