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58 - Carlo Francesco Nuvolone – Saint in Ecstasy Oil on canvas, 6…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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Carlo Francesco Nuvolone – Saint in Ecstasy Oil on canvas, 67 x 49 cm The young saint is depicted in half-length, gazing upwards with her hands clasped upon the drapery, in a style reflecting intense private devotion that is particularly characteristic of Carlo Francesco Nuvolone’s work. The absence of specific iconographic attributes suggests caution in identifying the subject, who may generally be referred to as a saint in ecstasy.The painting displays characteristics fully attributable to the Lombard painter’s style: the soft, idealised face; the moist eyes turned towards the sky; the delicate shading of the flesh tones; and the gradual blurring of the contours in the half-light. Also typical of Nuvolone is the rendering of the drapery, constructed through iridescent tones and soft, diffused light, as well as that particular sentimental elegance which softens the religious intensity of the scene.The work is set against the backdrop of mid-17th-century Lombard painting, when Nuvolone developed a personal synthesis between the Milanese naturalistic tradition and a softer Baroque sensibility, characterised by female figures of delicate beauty, contemplative poses and a warm, enveloping light. Framed.
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About the sale Paintings and Drawings from the 15th to the 19th century
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 3:00 PM
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