Saint Margaret by Bresciani
Saint Margaret by Bresciani (18th century)
He was born to poor parents trained under Carlo Bianchi in Piacenza. He moved in 1740 to work in Bologna with Donato Creti. In 1748, he moved back to Piacenza and engraved some of the works of Ludovico Carracci. He moved to Parma, where he painted a canvas of San Macario for the church of Sant'Eulalia (parish church of Sant'Ilario d'Enza). He also painted a Convito d'Epulone (depicting an event in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus) for the church of San Lazzaro Alberoni, attached to Collegio Alberoni in Piacenza. He painted a Sant'Alberto resuscitates a youth for the fifth chapel at right of Carmine in Parma; a St Martino and St James Apostle for the church of Santa Maria Bianca; and a Multiplication of the Loaves for the church of Sant'Andrea.
He was named the professor of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Parma, and in 1777 was made academic of honor for the Clementine Academy in Bologna.
In this work, Saint Margaret contemplates the crucified Lord, in the figure of the crucifix in front of her. This crucifix is mounted on a skull, a sign with which Saint Francis of Assisi is commonly represented, of whom Margaret was a disciple, from the Third Franciscan Order.
This image is a public domain image, which means either that copyright has expired in the image or the copyright holder has waived their copyright. Franciscan Gallery charges for the access to high resolution copy of the image. Manually restoration was necessary in order to improve quality, without covering the original image.
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