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I santi Benedetto, Apollonia e Caterina da Siena
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Artist: Matteo Rosselli
Year: 1625
Current location: Santuario di S. Maria della Querce
Original location: Santuario di S. Maria della Querce
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
The painting depicts a sacred conversation or communion of saints uniting three important figures of Christianity: Saint Benedict of Nursia, Saint Apollonia, and Saint Catherine of Siena.
The work faithfully reflects the style of the Florentine Counter-Reformation, of which Rosselli was the principal and most authoritative proponent.
It is distinguished by its devotional clarity, formal elegance, precise drawing, and a soft yet solid use of color, aimed at inspiring the devotion of the faithful without baroque excess.
The canvas is explicitly signed and dated 1625 by the artist, making it a crucial chronological reference point for reconstructing his rich production of altarpieces destined for the Tuscan region.
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