Study of a Praying Man
unknown
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-612
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Study of a Praying Man
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Austria
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 44 x 36.8
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- religious
- Provenance
- the Lubomirski collection
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The painting belongs to the Austrian school of the first half of the 18th century. It depicts an unknown saint in a black monk's robe raising his head to heaven and folding his hands in prayer. The artwork was executed in a pasty and expressive manner, with sharp contrasts of light and shadow. The saint's identity remains unknown; however, it is assumed that the artist depicted Saint Philippe Neri due to the iconography and the spread of his cult in the 18th century.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
