God the Father

Französische Malerei 1655–1739, después de 1664

This is an oval painting of a celestial scene featuring divine and angelic figures among clouds. In the center of the painting, a man sits on a cloud, with one arm outstretched and the other holding a large globe. This man has gray hair and wears a red garment with a deep blue cloth draped over his waist that floats up behind his head. The man is surrounded on either side by human figures with wings, some sitting on different clouds while others fly in the air. The sky behind these figures is a deep blue with fluffy white clouds. At the top of the painting is an area of bright yellow with many more angelic figures in the distance. The distant landscape below shows a large mountain on a dark blue landscape.
Artista
Französische Malerei 1655–1739
Fecha
después de 1664
Tipo
Pintura
Técnica
Óleo sobre lienzo
Medidas
overall (oval): 46,5 × 60,3 cm
Colección
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licencia
Dominio público, CC0

Descripción de la imagen

This is an oval painting of a celestial scene featuring divine and angelic figures among clouds. In the center of the painting, a man sits on a cloud, with one arm outstretched and the other holding a large globe. This man has gray hair and wears a red garment with a deep blue cloth draped over his waist that floats up behind his head. The man is surrounded on either side by human figures with wings, some sitting on different clouds while others fly in the air. The sky behind these figures is a deep blue with fluffy white clouds. At the top of the painting is an area of bright yellow with many more angelic figures in the distance. The distant landscape below shows a large mountain on a dark blue landscape.

Französische Malerei 1655–1739