Italian school; century XVIII. "Christ in glory with King David, Mary Magdalene and Saint Peter." Oil on canvas. Reengineered.

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  Italian school; century XVIII. "Christ in glory with King David, Mary Magdalene and Saint Peter." Oil on canvas. Reengineered. It presents a 19th century frame. Presents repaints and old restorations. Measures: 91 x 51 cm; 106 x 73 cm (frame). We are in front of a break of Glory starring the figure of Christ, located in the center with open arms. It is about a center of the composition arranged in the high zone, Jesus is accompanied by an angel that sustains his back, located to his right of profile to the spectator, several amorcillos, and in the inferior zone to his left, a character that sustains the Cross, that could be understood as the representation of the good thief. Continuing with the upper zone of the composition, it is worth mentioning that in the right corner two angels contemplate the scene, and it seems that they comment among themselves, as spectators of the Glory of Christ. In the earthly plane, located in the lower zone, several characters are concentrated, almost all of them in the foreground. By the iconographic attributes that they carry, these can be identified as King David, located in the lower left corner, which stands out for his crown, his rich clothes and the harp. In the center we find the figure of Mary Magdalene on her knees, with a bare chest and the skull in her hand, later to her right a character who denies looking at Jesus, can be identified as the evil thief and finally, St. Peter holding the keys in his hands. All the characters direct their gaze towards the figure of Christ, who in turn lowers his face slightly to contemplate them. It is possible that he belongs to the circle of the artist Carlo Maratta, also known as Carlo Moratti, was born in Camerano, then part of the Papal States of Rome, a city to which he travels in 1636, apparently with the secretary of Taddeo Barberini, and became an apprentice in the workshop of Andrea Sacchi. At this time his style was close to Sacchi's classicism, more measured and harmonious than Cortona's baroque style and influenced by Carracci, Guercino, Guido Reni, etc. He carried out numerous commissions for Pope Alexander VII (reign 1655-1667) and, from around 1660, his "portfolio of clients" spread throughout Europe and belonging to the upper class, which led to the establishment of the main workshop in Rome after Bernini's death in 1680, from which time he became the most important artist in the city.In 1664 he became director of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, further promoting the study of classical antiquity. He produced works that are preserved in Palazzo Altieri, Palazzo Pitti in Florence, in Santa Maria in Vallicella, in the Cybo Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo, etc. It should also be noted that, in addition to his frequent religious themes, he was highly appreciated as a portraitist, and also for his works on mythological subjects. From the beginning of the 18th century, due to the economic situation, he would dedicate himself above all to the "pictorial restoration" of works by Raphael Sanzio, Carracci, etc. Works by the master are kept in important private collections all over the world, as well as in institutions such as the Prado Museum in Madrid, the National Gallery in London, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, the Getty Museum, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium, etc.
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