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Ascension of Young Saint (Saint Louis of Toulouse?)

Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1485-1490
Accession number: 26.88
Makers: (frame) Antonio Barili(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1453–1516); Lorenzo di Credi(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1456–1536)
Dimensions: diameter: 23 in. (58.4 cm.)
Medium: tempera on canvas
Description: This Renaissance circular painting portrays the ascension of a young male saint, possibly Saint Louis of Toulouse, flanked by two angels.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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The round format of this painting brings to mind the celestial sphere, enhancing the theme of a saint ascending to heaven. Though they do not touch him, the angels flanking the unidentified saint hold their hands as if to support his body.

Ascension of Young Saint (Saint Louis of Toulouse?)

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