Name: Antique Master Print-SACRAMENT-CONFIRMATION-CATHOLIC-Baratti-Novelli-c.1750-1799
SKU: PICTURA-12147
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Antique Master Print-SACRAMENT-CONFIRMATION-CATHOLIC-Baratti-Novelli-c.1750-1799

€175.00

‘IL SACRAMENTO DELLA CONFERMAZIONE / LE SACREMENT DE LA CONFIRMATION’

– Interior of a monumental church where the sacrament of Confirmation is administered. A bishop, assisted by clergy, anoints and blesses children presented by their sponsors. Groups of women, men, and children wait reverently. The orderly procession, classical architecture, and liturgical setting emphasize the strengthening of faith through the Holy Spirit.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Large coat of arms with letters.

Sheet size: 43 x 33.5 cm (16.93 x 13.19 inch). Image size: 37.3 x 31.1 cm. (14.69 x 12.24 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Paper loss in right margi. Some thin paper spots. A few small wormholes. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SACRAMENT, CONFIRMATION, CATHOLIC CHURCH, BISHOP, ANOINTING, CHILDREN, RELIGIOUS ENGRAVING, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-E30-30

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From the series I Sacramenti / Les Sacrements, illustrating the seven Catholic sacraments. Invented by Pietro Antonio Novelli and engraved by Antonio Baratti.

Biography engraver: Antonio Baratti (1724-1787) was an Italian engraver active in the 18th century, known for refined reproductive prints after Venetian painters and for religious and didactic print series.

Biography artist: Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729-1804) was an Italian painter and draughtsman associated with late Venetian Rococo and early Neoclassicism, producing religious, allegorical, and historical compositions widely reproduced in print.