Evangelist Mark Baroque Oil Painting Old Italian Master F. Solimena ^Sale

Magnificent baroque old painting on canvas with a biblical scene. Unsigned, attributed to Francesco Solimena 1657-1747, was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen.
Size app.: 64 x 51 cm (25,19 x 20,07 in), 69 x 56 cm (27,16 x 22,04 in) with frame. Very good condition, minor wear, cleaning and varnish, few tiny retouches. In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 3 kg is going to measure some 7 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
Mark the Evangelist (Latin: Mārcus; Greek: Μᾶρκος; Coptic: Μαρκοϲ; Hebrew: מרקוס‎) is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main episcopal sees of Christianity. Saint Mark the Evangelist; Evangelist, Martyr
Honored in Coptic Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Lutheranism. Major shrine Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Cairo, Egypt)
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria, Egypt).
Basilica di San Marco (Venice, Italy), Feast April 25. Attributes Lion in the desert; bishop on a throne decorated with lions; man helping Venetian sailors; man holding a book with "pax tibi Marce" written on it; man holding a palm and book; man with a book or scroll accompanied by a winged lion; man with a halter around his neck; man writing or holding his gospel; rescuing Christian slaves from Saracens. Patronage Barristers, Venice, Egypt, Mainar and others; see others in.