The Holy Spirit
by GIAQUINTO, Corrado, Oil on canvas, 64 x 48 cm
This study is a bozzetto for a ceiling for a church or noble house in Madrid and it probably acted as the presentation piece shown by the artist to his patron. The final work is not known which implies that the ceiling has since been destroyed or perhaps the project was never approved.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, heiliger Geist, choral BWV 652