Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. Felix of Cantalice, St. Andrew and St. Catherine of Alexandria
Technical Details
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Title
Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. Felix of Cantalice, St. Andrew and St. Catherine of Alexandria -
Author
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) -
Year
1629 - 30 -
Dimensions
cm 296 x 205 -
Inventory
396 -
Room
XXXI -
Signature
PETRUS BERETINUS CORTON.SIS F
This painting, signed on the base of the throne, entered the Brera after the confiscation of the assets from the Capuchin Friars’ church in Amandola near Ascoli Piceno. Its original location is uncertain but it was probably commissioned by Pope Urban VIII’s brother Cardinal Antonio Barberini, a member of the order and bishop of Senigallia until 1629. The rich composition devised by Pietro da Cortona, who enjoyed the papal family’s protection, displays the innovative charge of his painting in the Baroque style.
