CC BY 4.0
Nachfolger des Alessandro Algardi
17. Jahrhundert
About the object
In terms of composition and expression, the kneeling saint is turning toward the very thing that must remain concealed to the present-day viewer. A successor to the Italian baroque sculptor Alessandro Algardi, to whom the bozzetto is attributed, has translated the pious devotional attitude of prayer into a visual language: his hands folded in prayer and looking away, the overall devotional attitude is also articulated in the dynamic folds of the robe.
