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The Departure of Saints Paula and Eustochium for the Holy Land

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The Roman noblewomen Saint Eustochium and her mother Paula were disciples of Saint Jerome. Here they are shown leaving for the Holy Land, where they built four monasteries.

The picture was painted in Rome, where Bottani worked with Pompeo Batoni. It is a finished study for Bottani's masterpiece, a large altarpiece commissioned in 1745 for the church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Milan, and now in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Departure of Saints Paula and Eustochium for the Holy Land
  • Artist: Giuseppe Bottani (Italian, Cremona 1717–1784 Mantua)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 38 3/4 x 22 1/2 in. (98.4 x 57.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Friedman, in loving memory of Milton Friedman, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.445
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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