Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), Carlo Dolci, 1645 or 1646

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Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), 1645 or 1646, Oil on canvas, 17 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Carlo Dolci (Italian, Florence 1616–1687 Florence), This mesmerizing portrait shows one of the outstanding spiritual leaders of seventeenth-century Rome—the founder of the Oratorians—and takes one into the interior life of a major artist. In an inscription Dolci records that he began work on May 26th, the saint’s feast day, and completed it eight days later for the church of San Firenze, adding, 'I Carlo Dolci, painted the present image

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Size: 4147px × 4970px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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