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TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista: Apparition of the Virgin to St Simon Stock

🖼 Apparition of the Virgin to St Simon Stock, 1749
Oil on canvas
533 × 432 cm
Venice, Italy

Radiant light descends upon St Simon Stock as the Virgin materializes in clouds, surrounded by cherubs in Tiepolo's characteristic swirling composition. This Venetian masterpiece exemplifies 18th-century religious drama, celebrating the Carmelite order's spiritual vision through luminous color and dynamic movement.

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