Face of St. Peter, Follower of Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta (1682 - 1754)
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Follower of Giambattista Valentino Piazzetta (Venice, 1682 - there, 1754) Head of St. Peter Oil on canvas applied to cardboard, 36.5 x 34.5 cm - with frame 42.5 x 41 cm Le claves Regni Coelorum, essential Petrine attribute , shyly peep into the present painting, with the sole purpose of allowing the recognition of the character. The wholeness of attention is indeed conveyed to the Saint, from aching humanity and divine inspiration. Pietro is rendered with a liquid epidermis, illuminated by a pearly light that slips and drips to define the overbearing nose, cheekbones and browbone; while the vitreous humor of the eye turns bright a