Antonio Cavallucci
Portrait of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783)
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Antonio Cavallucci
Sermoneta 1752–1795
Portrait of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783)
oil on canvas
unframed: 74.3 x 61.7 cm.; 29¼ x 24¼ in.
framed: 86.7 x 74.3 cm.; 34⅛ x 29¼ in.
Anonymous sale, Paris, Giquello, 21 November 2023, lot 54 (as Roman School, circa 1780);
Where acquired by the present owner.
The depiction of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre was a theme explored by Cavallucci on multiple occasions. Other examples by Cavallucci of the saint in varying poses can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,1 and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome.2 Labre lived his life as a pilgrim, surviving on donations from begging, and is the patron saint of the homeless.
We are grateful to Dott. Francesco Petrucci for endorsing the attribution to Antonio Cavallucci upon the inspection of digital images.
1 Inv. no. 1979.35; oil on canvas, 59.4 x 45.4 cm.
2 Inv. no. 1533; oil on canvas, 72 x 52 cm.
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