Crespi paints a celebrated series of canvases, …
Years: 1712 - 1712
Crespi paints a celebrated series of canvases, the Seven Sacraments, around 1712; the series now hangs in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.
Originally completed for Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in Rome, and upon his death passing to the Elector of Saxony, these imposing works are painted with a loose brushstroke, but still maintain a sober piety.
Making no use of hieratic symbols such as saints and putti, they utilize commonplace folk to illustrate sacramental activity.
Giuseppe Crespi: Communion (from The Seven Sacraments), circa 1712. Oil on canvas; 125,5 × 93 cm; Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
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Years: 1712 - 1712
Giuseppe Crespi: Communion (from The Seven Sacraments), circa 1712. Oil on canvas; 125,5 × 93 cm; Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
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