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St. Catherine of Siena

Technical Details
  • Title
    St. Catherine of Siena
  • Author
    Francesco Cairo
  • Year
    1650 - 3
  • Dimensions
    cm 54.5 x 45
  • Inventory
    4969
  • Room
    XXX

This painting, an exceptional example of Francesco Cairo’s work intended for private devotion, is dominated by ochre, light yellow and bluish grey hues. Echos of Cairo’s troubled life, marked by crime and financial difficulty despite his accolades from the court of the House of Savoy, may be detected in the tragic melancholy of his figures.

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