18th Century Italian Old Master Memento Mori Portrait Painting of a Padre

Description

We are selling this great symbolic 18th Century oil on canvas painting. This Memento Mori painting comes from the North … more We are selling this great symbolic 18th Century oil on canvas painting. This Memento Mori painting comes from the North Italian school of Painting. It is now a dark portrait of “Father Eustacchio Mansueto Piella” with label on the back that might be translating the small piece of paper on the front. “Della Compagnia Di Gesu Nato a Bologna del 1707- Morto a Cremona il 28 Martzo 1759.” The painting has very prominent Memento Mori theme with Father in black, donning his cap, pointing at a crucifix, a Skull, and an hour glass. Quite in your face reminder, Memento Mori!

Condition: Some old damages, repairs, and heavy crazing as expected on an early 18th century painting. Some possible over painting but I didn’t blacklight it.

Dimensions:
Height 47 1/4 Inches 120.1 cm
Width 39 3/4 Inches 100.8 cm
Depth 2 Inches 5.2 cm
Sight Height 43 7/8 Inches 111.5 cm
Sight Width 36 1/4 Inches 92.1 cm less