A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663)

Placido Costanzi

1750 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663) — Placido Costanzi

This lively sketch is a loose study is for an altarpiece that was commissioned by the Colonna family and is today in the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Barberini. With great theatrical effect, Costanzi depicts Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who was celebrated for his levitations, curing a possessed youth whom he holds dramatically by the hair in midair.

Artist
Placido Costanzi
Date
1750
Medium
Oil on canvas
Department
European Paintings
Credit line
Gift of Everett Fahy, 2016

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