The Ecstacy of the Blessed Giacinta Marescotti

The Ecstacy of the Blessed Giacinta Marescotti by Giuseppe Passeri (Passari)

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and red wash, over red chalk, highlighted with white gouache

Dimensions

12 11/16 x 8 15/16in. (32.3 x 22.7cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1992

Accession Number

1992.195

Tags

AngelsSkullsWomenCross

Art Historical Context

In the hallowed tradition of 17th-century Roman art, Giuseppe Passeri's *The Ecstasy of the Blessed Giacinta Maresotti* captures a moment of divine rapture. Giacinta Marescotti1585–1640), an Italian mystic and Franciscan tertiary revered for her visions and penances, is depicted in spiritual transcendence, surrounded by symbolic elements like angels, a cross, skulls, and ethereal female figures. Created during Passeri's active years (1654–1714), this drawing reflects the intense religious fervor of the Counter-Reformation era, where artists vividly portrayed saints' ecstasies to inspire devoti...

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