Landscape with Penitent Saints

16th Century

Veronese 16th Century (possibly Battista Angolo del Moro)

Associated Names
Battista Angolo del Moro

Artist, Italian, c. 1515 - 1573

The image shows a natural landscape with a cave on the right side. The viewpoint is at eye level, capturing the mountains meeting the sky at the horizon. A figure is kneeling at the entrance of the cave, surrounded by trees with detailed foliage and textures. The artist uses intricate lines to show depth and texture, resembling etching or engraving. The color palette is monochromatic, using grays and blacks to emphasize details and contrasts. In the distance, there are mountains and structures resembling a settlement. Nearer to the viewer, a path leads to two figures and a donkey, bordered by trees and rocks.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1755; by later hand, lower verso in graphite: l Cock Hieronymus / Muziano p. Cock fe


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