St. Agnes
1781
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1781
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
St. Agnes is a 1781 by Aloysio Cunego, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman, St. Agnes, sitting on a bench with a lamb by her side. She is dressed in a long robe and holds a palm frond in her right hand. The background features a serene landscape with a castle or church in the distance. The woman's attire and the lamb suggest a religious or allegorical theme. The artist's use of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and volume in the image. The Romanticism movement is characterized by its emphasis on emotion and imagination, which is evident in this painting's dreamlike quality. If you're interested in exploring more works from this era, you might want to look into the Romanticism movement.
The print depicts St. Agnes and is based on a work by Andrea del Sarto; it was created by Aloysio Cunego in 1781 on paper, with an inscription noting Ranieri Allegranti as the draftsman from Pisa.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Aloysio Cunego spent his life carving copper plates like a jeweler, turning Vatican ceilings into paper prints you could slip into your coat pocket.
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