Size: 24x36 inches
Substrate: Premium Matte paper
Bleed: Full (image is edge to edge)
 
Product Notes: One of the most sought-after painters in late 17th-century Rome, Passeri was also a prolific draftsman. The tenderly depicted venerating saint may be identified as Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (340–430), whose miter and crosier are held by two angels, while his numerous writings are represented by the open book at Christ's feet. A sinner turned saint who lived long after Jesus Christ's Crucifixion, Augustine could never have knelt at the Cross as this vision suggests.
 
Artist - Giuseppe Passeri
Title - Saint Augustine and Two Angels Adoring the Crucifix
Origin - Italy
Original Date of Creation - 1685–1695
Medium - Pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white, over red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Original Dimensions - 327 x 256 mm (primary support); 385 x 299 mm (secondary support)
Credit Line - William and Marilyn Simpson Acquisition Fund
 
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