Giuseppe Simonetti (XIX) - La lavanda dei piedi di Papa Pio IX

Giuseppe Simonetti The washing of the feet of Pope Pius IX Oil on canvas Dimensions 61x54 cm Signed and dated at the lower left Conditions as per attached photo On the back a typed sheet on the history of the work and the commissioner A certificate of authenticity and an invoice in compliance with the law will be issued The frame accompanying the work is to be considered complimentary; returns or claims regarding its condition will not be considered Shipping with professional packaging Active in Naples between 1840 and 1864 Biographical information about the painter is scarce, initially as a pupil and later as a professor at the Neapolitan Academy; his activity is documented by his presence at the Bourbon Biennials, with portraits (1841, Portrait of a Chapel Master who composes at the piano; 1851, Portrait of a seated lady who plays the harp) and sacred subjects (1845, The Guardian Angel of Man on the Path of Life; 1851, St. Teresa inspired by celestial rays; The Communion of the Blessed Francesca, sketches for frescoes executed in the Church of the Carmine at Mannesi; 1855, The Archangel Michael precipitates Lucifer). In 1864 he also featured at the Promotrice Partenopea. He was the first teacher of his son Alfonso. (Source: Istituto Matteucci)

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