Saints Maximus and Oswald
Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696 - 1770)
Original Dimensions: 23" x 12 3/4"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (About 1745) "This small picture is based on an altarpiece Tiepolo made in about 1742 for a church in Padua. The altarpiece, which is still in situ, is dedicated to Saints Maximus and Oswald, though only the figure of Saint Maximus is the same in both. Saint Maximus, the second bishop of Padua, is shown here draped in an exquisite embroidered robe and with his fingertips gently pressed together. Saint Oswald, in gleaming armour, was King of Northumbria in England; he died fighting the pagan ruler of neighbouring Mercia. A young man with a palm branch tucked into his clothing – a reference to eternal life – kneels beside Maximus and glances towards the cherubs descending from the ceiling of the loggia (open-sided gallery or room). The architecture draws our eye towards the carefully arranged group of figures set against a bright and airy background." - (National Gallery of Art, London)
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