saint sebastian mattia preti

saint sebastian mattia pretiWith this life size oil on canvas, Mattia Preti delivers a personal and original interpretation of a great religious theme: the martyrdom of Sebastian. The Italian Baroque painter has chosen to represent the saint seated, contemplating the sky. A ray of light, symbol of divine power, clearly illuminates his torso while his wounds remain in shadow.

Flooded with ebony hair

In addition to the blue and white that the artist brushes on the canvas with bold strokes

The bright

originally painted on cardboard

the symmetries of the objects overlap and result in a rivalry of axes that gives the impression of a secret life to a static whole

Edward Hopper's White River at Sharon presents a bucolic scene with a river meandering peacefully through a green landscape in Sharon

Van Gogh painted by sublimating the light

This painting depicts a captivating summer landscape

Peach in Bloom is a tribute to the beauty of nature and a shining example of Van Gogh's ability to depict the simplest of subjects with emotional intensity and visual richness

they clothe themselves in their embrace

Other post-impressionnist works in this style are Two Tahitian Women and Aha Oe Feii

the artist chose to depict a woman with long