The artist chose the iconographic theme of the studies on display here (preparatory studies for two of the twelve paintings for the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo) from a broad range of biblical topics suggested by the Abbot Giovan Battista Mazzoleni di Calusco, all of them connected with the celebration of Mary to whom the basilica is dedicated. In this cycle Malinconico reveals both his debt to his master Luca Giordano and an interest in the art of Francesco Solimena.
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TITLE
The Transport of the Ark of the Covenant
AUTHOR Nicola Malinconico
DATE 1693 - 4
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 102 x 108
INVENTORY 5242
Work Not On Display
ON LOAN 23rd April 2024 > 1st September 2024 Bergamo, Accademia Carrara, Exhibition: "NAPOLI A BERGAMO. Uno sguardo sul ‘600 nella collezione De Vito e in città".
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