03 — ARTWORK
St Francis Consoled by an Angel
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 270 x 198 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 900 × 1246 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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St Francis Consoled by an Angel c. 1593 Oil on canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means., 270 x 198 cm Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai
This charming and characteristic picture has direct stylistic affinities with a number of other early works by the artist that can be securely placed between 1593 and 1595.
OTHER WORKS BY GIUSEPPE CESARI
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title = {St Francis Consoled by an Angel by CESARI, Giuseppe},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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