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''Christ and the Angel'' is an oil on canvas painting by
''Christ and the Angel'' is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia
Alessandro Bonvicino (also Buonvicino) (possibly 22 December 1554), more commonly known as Moretto, or in Italian Il Moretto da Brescia (the Moor of Brescia), was an Italian Renaissance painter from Brescia, where he also mostly worked. His da ...
, executed ''c.'' 1550, now in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art museum in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
Established in 1851, the museum exhibits mainly paintings by local artists dated from the Thirteenth through the Eighteenth century. The museum's current collec ...
in Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
. In 1630 Bernardino Faino
Bernardino is a name of Italian, Hispanic, or Portuguese origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer
*Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian ...
recorded it "in the Capella della Santissima Croce d'oro et fiamma" in Brescia's Old Cathedral. It was restored in 1914 and 1935. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, ''Alessandro Bonvicino - Il Moretto da Brescia'', Editrice La Scuola, Brescia 1988, p.479
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