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Procession of Saint Charles Borromeo during the Milan Plague
Auguste Pichon
1861 · Medium Not Listed
A dramatic 19th-century oil sketch depicting a sacred procession during the plague of Milan.
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Where it works
A weightier piece with lively force in a warmer tonal register — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Office
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Deep burgundy, Charcoal black, Rich brown
About the piece
This 1861 oil sketch by Auguste Pichon serves as a study for a mural in the Church of Saint-Sulpice. It portrays Saint Charles Borromeo leading a procession through the streets of Milan during the devastating plague, while a vengeful angel hovers overhead, symbolizing the divine nature of the catastrophe.
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