This early work by fetti was installed in the chapel of the mainardi family in the church of san lorenzo in damaso in rome. It was painted as a background for an image of the virgin and child in an oval frame. At some point, the inset painting was removed, and today there is an 18th-century virgin and child in its place. During the 17th century, early religious images were often considered more sacred than contemporary ones, which explains why fetti was commissioned to paint a monumental work to frame and enhance another picture. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1613 and 1614 (Baroque). Place of creation: Rome, Italy. Dimensions: Painted surface height: 174.7 cm (68.7 in); width: 103.9 cm (40.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Domenico Fetti - Flying and Adoring Angels - Walters 371027
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