Traditio clavium / Christ handing the keys of Paradise to St Peter (draft by Solofra) - Luca Giordano
Date :
1650
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
103x76 cm
Storage Location :
Description
In this first sketch, God the Father is not present: it's an angel handing Christ the celestial key in front of a kneeling Saint Peter. The angel's pink tunic, inflated by the wind and concentrating the light on itself, forms a mandorla in the center of the canvas, suggesting his presence.
History :
2. Draft of one of the two panels designed for the Neapolitan church of San Pietro ad Aram (1654).
Textual Sources :
Technical Data
Notice #024746
Image editing :
Scanner
Bibliography :
Stefano Causa, Luca Giordano, le triomphe de la peinture napolitaine, Paris musées - Petit Palais - Museo Capodimonte, 2019
cat. 5, p. 33 et notice p. 162
