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Description: | In this painting, Saint Paul is represented with his usual attributes: the sword with which he was executed and the book of the epistles he wrote to early Christian communities. This image has the bold naturalism of the Neapolitan school. Although he was born in Apulia, Francesco Fracanzano trained and worked in Naples, where he joined the workshop of the Spanish painter Jusepe de Ribera. His style was strongly influenced by Ribera's broad brushstrokes and Caravaggesque chiaroscuro (extreme contrasts of light and dark). Like Ribera, Fracanzano chose common street types as models for his religious figures. | Subjects: | religion (St Paul) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Fracanzano, Francesco (Italian painter, 1612-1656) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to March, Esteban (Spanish painter, ca.1590-1660) Previously attributed to Ribera, Jusepe de (Spanish painter and printmaker, baptized in 1591, died 1652, active in Italy) Previously attributed to the Master of the Pozzuoli Christ in the Garden | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8981... | Go to resource |
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