OIL ON CANVAS BIBLICAL SCENE BY SAVINIEN - PETIT XIX eme (B1108) Oil on canvas biblical scene by Savinien-PETIT at the end of the XIXth century as is. This biblical scene represents an angel, Jesus, a virgin praying .Savinien-PETIT at good odds on art price.This oil on canvas is on stretcher.It is presented as found, unaffected, uncleaned, unrestored.You will notice paint chips especially in the red, a small dent in the middle with paint peeling, scratches at the bottom. The general condition remains decent all the same.Savinien-PETIT1815-1878, Nazarene painter and draftsman. Savinien Petit studies with Alexandre Hesse. He is a member of the Society of Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste, founded in 1839 by painters-priests or monks. He is influenced by Carrache in the play of light and shadow. In 1845, he received an order and had to go and raise the frescoes of the catacombs of Rome and early Christian monuments, he then executed copies of works from the Trecento and the Quatrocento, then the state asked him to copy Romanesque frescoes but also a ceiling of Le Sueur. In 1850, when Orsel died, he was asked to come and work on the completion of the decorations for the chapels of Notre-Dame de Lorette. Petit is also a very great designer, he is also encouraged by Ingres who predicted a great future for him.The photos are part of the description.Dimension: Height: 32 cmWidth: 27 cmThickness: 2 cm P744116Jereste at your disposal for any questions.