Nuns at Work
Artist: Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749)
Original Dimensions: 20 1/8" x 28 3/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (not listed) "Magnasco’s idiosyncratic vision combined densely populated, often slightly fantastical, subjects with a dark palette and loose touch. His images of monks and nuns in theatrical, cavernous interiors were some of his most popular, and they sparked many imitators, including the unknown author of this painting. The paint surface lacks the surety, detail, and quickness of touch found in Magnasco’s own work." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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