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Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)
Also known as: Apotheosis of a Saint
About the Artwork
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.
Provenance
(Colnaghi, London, 1958, as anonymous); Michael Jaffe, Cambridge; (Matthiesen Fine Art, London), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981). Object in Focus: Apotheosis of a Saint by Sebastiano Ricci. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 11-June 11, 2000).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659–1734)
- Date
- c. 1695
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1980.39
More by Sebastiano Ricci in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00010003
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