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Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)
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This sketch represents an apotheosis, or a rise to heaven, of a saint. However, the precise identity of the figure remains unknown, since documents describing the commission have not yet been discovered, and the military costume does not sufficiently distinguish him.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStudy for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan), c. 1695. Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734). Oil on canvas; framed: 96.5 x 81.9 x 6.4 cm (38 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 78.5 x 62.8 cm (30 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1980.39
