This week : Pierre de Cortone

Pierre De Cortone, The Tibur sybil announcing the coming of Christ to Augustus, Ca 1660, Oil on canvas, 271×262 cm, Nancy, musée des Beaux-Arts

I like this work for the richness of its colors.

I like the composition built on a long diagonal from Augustus to the Virgin.

I like the way the characters’ hands and eyes tell the story.

I like that the Sibyl’s verticality is echoed by the column just behind her.

And you, what do you think about it ? ?

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