# The Virgin Appearing to St Philip Neri [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MARATTI, Carlo]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 343 x 197 cm ## Commentary The Virgin Appearing to St Philip Neri c. 1675 Oil on canvas, 343 x 197 cm Galleria Palatina \(Palazzo Pitti\), Florence Philip Neri's position on the diagonal and his outstretched hands bring the viewer into his vision of divine love. The dynamic diagonal, the sculptural, turning bodies, the fulsome clouds, and especially the vision visited upon the saint are grand Baroque elements. These, and the sophisticated colour scheme, make this one of Maratti's masterpieces. ## Related artworks - [A Young Man]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(in Garland\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Adoration of the Thorn Crown]() - [Apollo Chasing Daphne]() - [Assumption and the Doctors of the Church]() - [Ceiling decoration]() - [Holy Family: St Joseph with the Christ Child]() - [Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints]() - [Portrait of Andre Le Nôtre]() - [Portrait of Francesca Gommi Maratta]() - [Portrait of Pope Clement IX]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()