The Seven Archangels (recto); Studies of an Archangel and a Wind God (verso)

1615·Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink (verso),·Sheet: 9.5 x 35.8 cm (3 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Catalogue

Year: 1615
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink (verso),
Dimensions: Sheet: 9.5 x 35.8 cm (3 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Massimo Stanzione

Artist

Massimo Stanzione

Painting

Massimo Stanzione was an Italian Baroque painter, mainly active in Naples, where he and his rival Jusepe de Ribera dominated the painting scene for several decades. He was primarily a painter of altarpieces, working in both oils and fresco. His main subject matter was biblical scenes. He also painted portraits and mythological subjects. He had many pupils and followers as his rich color and idealized naturalism had a large influence on other local artists, such as Francesco Solimena. In 1621 Pope Gregory XV gave him the title of Knight of the Golden Spur and Pope Urban VIII made him a knight of St. John around 1624 and a knight of the Order of Christ in 1627. From then on, he liked to sign his works as "EQUES MAXIMUS".

Naples

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