The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem and some 10 years later

and some 10 years later converted to the Catholic Faith after a series of disagreements with his Protestant clergy

and active in Rome and Bologna

kneeling at the altar in fervent prayer during a solemn vigil

The artist skillfully depicts a vibrant gathering of people

A profound and rare meditation on the Seven Sorrows of Mary

The Virgin in Prayer bethlehem and some 10 years laterA Classic Piece of the Blessed Virgin Mary in prayer by Il Sassoferrato. Sassoferrato was a pseudonym for the famous Roman Baroque painter, Giovanni Battista Salvi. (August 25, 1609 August 8, 1685) Having initially trained in the workshop of the Bolognese painter, Domenichino, it was to Guido Reni and above all Raphael to whom Sassoferrato then turned for inspiration