Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld

Maker

1696-1770

Title

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory

Date of Production

(circa) 1726

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 58.1 cm (canvas)
Width: 44.6 cm (canvas)

Object Number

P.1978.PG.447

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

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Keywords

Label Text

Aloysius Gonzaga closes his eyes during an ecstatic vision of the communion bread, or wafer, which is transformed into Christ’s body during Mass. Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit, had recently been made a saint and the Catholic Church’s patron of youth. Tiepolo probably made this painting speculatively, as a preliminary sketch for an altarpiece he hoped to persuade someone to commission from him. He retained it in his studio, later giving it to the family of his collaborator, the artist Antonio Fantoni.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : contemporary inscription : verso : : Gio[colon] Batta[colon] Tiepolo 1735

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Exhibition History

All Spirit and Fire - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2006-29/05/2006

For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005

Display with permanent collection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998

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