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About this work

This painting shows a man in a white robe with a black cape and a crown-like hat. He has large wings and is holding a small building in one hand and a feather in the other. The man is wearing a rosary and a sunburst emblem on his chest. The background of the painting is a blue sky with clouds. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of reverence and spirituality. The man's wings and the sunburst emblem suggest that he is a saint or an angel. The painting is held at the Brooklyn Museum. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.