Pacifico Sidoli (1868-1963) - Giovane Chierichetto in Estasi

The painting shown is an oil on canvas mounted on a wooden panel; the work is attributable to the production of the painter Pacifico Sidoli, an Italian painter known for his intense portraits and filled with poetic sentiment. Le Caratteristiche dell'opera. The Characteristics of the work. The painting depicts the face of an adolescent boy (or young altar boy) caught in an expression of deep devotion or spiritual ecstasy, heightened by the gaze directed upward. • Style: The facial features and the use of chiaroscuro reflect the strong late 19th-century realism and naturalism typical of the Emilia-based training of the artist. The neutral background and the dark garment make the luminosity of the skin and the expressive intensity of the eyes emerge. • The artist: Pacifico Sidoli (Bettola, 1868 – Piacenza, 1963) stood out at the European level — also exhibiting in Paris and London — precisely for his chromatic sensitivity and the ability to capture the psychological truth of his subjects, ranging from historical portraits to genre scenes and landscapes The dimensions are: Painting cm 37.5 X cm 26.5 Frame cm 49 X cm 38.5

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