A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663)

1750

Not on view

This lively sketch is a loose study is for an altarpiece that was commissioned by the Colonna family and is today in the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Barberini. With great theatrical effect, Costanzi depicts Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who was celebrated for his levitations, curing a possessed youth whom he holds dramatically by the hair in midair.

Artwork Details

Title: A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603–1663)
Artist: Placido Costanzi (Italian, Rome 1702–1759 Rome)
Date: 1750
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (53 × 37.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Everett Fahy, 2016
Object Number: 2016.394
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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