Carlo Francolini, Portrait Of A Carthusian Monk Holding Wine

Carlo Francolini, Portrait Of A Carthusian Monk Holding WineThis early 20th century oil painting by Italian artist Carlo Francolini (1840 1930) depicts a Carthusian monk holding several bottles of wine while standing in a monastery setting. Francolini worked predominantly in Florence and wouldve been well aware of the rich tradition of wine making in the rolling Tuscan hills. Monasteries needed wine for their various rituals, so monks became well versed in planting and cultivating vines. One particularly

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Carlo Hornung-Jensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

George Hervey Garraway (1846–1935)

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Her outfit aligns with the fashion of the 1770s

takes the present coolly and sees the best of the future

“Two citizens of the world who call London or Montreal

It’s flying the British Red Ensign and could possibly be a merchant ship

particularly around the face

a flock of birds provide balance with their diagonal formation

and passed into the Abbey attended by the following young ladies as bridesmaids

A report in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News refers to the painting