St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád (1633): Artwork and History

St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád (1633) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581–1664).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

A native of Genoa, Bernardo Strozzi was largely a self-trained artist. He formed his style by observing and combining features from other prominent artists: Peter Paul Ruben's rich textures and the dramatic lighting employed by followers of Caravaggio. In 1630 or 1631 Strozzi settled in Venice, where a member of the Sagredo family likely commissioned this painting. It commemorates their saintly ancestor Gerardo Sagredo, a Benedictine monk who became Bishop of Csanád, a region straddling present-day Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.

Object facts

• Title: St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád
• Date: 1633
• Artist attribution: Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581–1664)
• Place of origin: Italy
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 130.3 × 100 cm (51 1/4 × 39 3/8 in.); Framed: 158.8 × 130.8 × 10.2 cm (62 1/2 × 51 1/2 × 4 in.)
• Type: Painting
• Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
• Reference number: 1958.328

Collection credit

Alexander A. McKay Fund

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