St Margaret of Cortona Kneeling before the Christ Child and Offering Him a Book

St Margaret of Cortona Kneeling before the Christ Child and Offering Him a Book

Pietro da CortonaWW-1640-332364
1640·paper, chalk·width: 305 cm, height: 409 cm

Rijksmuseum / Public Domain

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1640
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width: 305 cm, height: 409 cm
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Rijksmuseum

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Pietro da Cortona

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Pietro da Cortona was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. He was also an important designer of interior decorations.

Florence

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Year
1640
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width: 305 cm, height: 409 cm
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WW-1640-332364

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