Our Lady of Sorrows Sassoferrato
(Giovanni Battista Salvi) Born 1609 in Sassoferrato in the Marches, from where his given name derived. An Italian Baroque painter, known for his manner re-evoking Raphael’s then antiquated style that was encouraged by Counter-Reformation artisric tendencies An Italian Baroque painter, known for his manner re-evoking earlier artisric tendencies. Like Perugino he concentrated on producing multiple variations of his earlier successes especially of Our Lady of Sorrows: the Sword of Christ piercing Mary’s Heart. Sassoferrato died in 1685.
- Artwork form: Painting
- Technique: Oil on canvas
- Dimension: Tiff 300 dpi. 44 MB 3208 x 4800 pixel - 27 x 40 cms – 12 x 16 inches
- Keywords: Christ, drapery, female, figurative, Italian, Italy, Madonna, Mary, mother, oil, Oil on canvas figure, painting, religious, Renaissance, sword