Saint Januarius Interceding
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Saint Januarius Interceding (c. 1656) by Luca Giordano
Saint Januarius Interceding or Saint Januarius Interceding to the Virgin Mary, Christ and God the Father for Victims of the Plague is an oil on canvas painting by Luca Giordano. It is dated to around 1656 and is now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. It was commissioned by the Spanish viceroy in Naples, Gaspare de Bracamonte, as an ex voto for the ending of a plague in the city.[1]
References[]
- ^ Vincenzo Pacelli, Luca Giordano inediti e considerazioni, Ediart 2007 (Italian)
Sources[]
- Luca Giordano, 1634-1705, Editrice Electa (2001) (Italian) ISBN 88-435-8579-7
- Vincenzo Pacelli, Luca Giordano inediti e considerazioni, Ediart 2007 (Italian)
Categories:
- 17th-century painting stubs
- 1656 paintings
- Paintings by Luca Giordano
- Paintings of Januarius
- Paintings in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte
- Epidemics in art