Our Lady of Mount Carmel with St. Simon Stock, St.Teresa of Avila, St. Albert of Vercelli, the Prophet Elijah and the Souls in Purgatory
Technical Details
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Title
Our Lady of Mount Carmel with St. Simon Stock, St.Teresa of Avila, St. Albert of Vercelli, the Prophet Elijah and the Souls in Purgatory -
Author
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo -
Year
1745 -
Dimensions
cm 210 x 650 -
Inventory
2199 - 2197 -
Room
XXXIV
In this canvas painted for the Confraternity of the Suffragio del Carmine in Venice (its members are processing in the background), Our Lady of Carmel presents the scapular (or tunic) to Simon Stock, the order’s first general, while Jesus holds a habit ensuring the wearer swift passage through Purgatory. Originally a hermit community (ideally founded by Elijah, in the background) the Carmelites received a rule from St. Albert. Theresa of Avila founded the Discalced Carmelites.
