Head of a Dominican Nun: Study for the Ecstasy of Saint Dominic

Head of a Dominican Nun: Study for the Ecstasy of Saint Dominic

Domenico Maria CanutiWW-1673-628044

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year
1673
Dimensions
23.3 × 18.6 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Artist

Domenico Maria Canuti
Domenico Maria Canuti

Painting

Domenico Maria Canuti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and Rome. He was a major painter of fresco decorations. His ceiling decorations showed a mix of Bolognese and Roman influences.

Bologna

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