SAINT PEREGRINE LAZIOSI. OIL ON CANVAS. 18TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZF1239
Miracle of Saint Peregrino Laziosi. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 18th century. Oil on canvas depicting a man surrounded by angels and seated on a cloud next to the crucified Christ, who is touching the man's wound in the leg. Below is a cartouche with an inscription alluding to the monk's identity and the moment depicted. Saint Peregrino Laziosi or Saint Pellegrino da Fortí (1665/66-1345) was a friar of the Order of the Servants of Mary, also known as the Servites. According to tradition, he developed cancer in his foot and spent the night before his leg was amputated in prayer. Upon awakening, he was cured, and is therefore considered by some to be the patron saint of those afflicted by this disease. Peregrino was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. The composition of this work, while not the most common on the subject, can be seen in other examples, such as Girolamo da Rocca's 1682 painting of the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata in Guastalla, Italy; a painting in the Servites of Carmona (Seville); etc.
· Size: 65,5x5,5x80 cms / int: 48x64 cms
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