Artwork
Hagar in the Desert
Hagar in the Desert is an oil painting by Giovanni Biliverti. It dates from 1624 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
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Overview
Hagar in the Desert is a painting executed in oil paint by Giovanni Biliverti, an Italian artist active during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene from religious narrative, representing Hagar in a desert setting.
Technique & Style
Biliverti's work exemplifies the stylistic shift from Mannerism to Baroque, reflecting the artistic developments of his time.
History & Provenance
Created around 1624, the painting is now housed in the State Hermitage Museum, having been produced by an artist who worked in various locations across Italy.
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Artist
Giovanni Biliverti (surname also written as Bilivelt and Bilivert or other variants; 25 August 1585 – 16 July 1644) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerism and early-Baroque period, active mainly in his adoptive city of Florence, as…
