{"title":"Carlo Dolci","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/1506\/3521\/files\/Carlo_Dolci_v2_240x240.jpg?v=1764117972\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlo Dolci\u003c\/strong\u003e (1616–1687) was a Florentine Baroque painter famed for \u003cstrong\u003eexquisitely finished devotional images of Christ, the Virgin, and the saints\u003c\/strong\u003e. He worked with a smooth, enamel-like surface, refined detail, and a meditative, almost mystical stillness that invited prolonged contemplation. His pious character and slow, painstaking technique were legendary among his contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"saint-matthew","title":"Saint Matthew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint Matthew Writing His Gospel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carlo Dolci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Getty Museum, California, United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlo Dolci, one of Florence’s most devout Baroque painters, portrays \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Matthew \u003c\/strong\u003ewith deep serenity and divine purpose. The Evangelist is shown turned to the left, clothed in vivid red and blue robes, with a subtle halo of light expressing his holiness. A winged putto, symbol of the Gospel writer, holds an ink pot beside him as he writes with a quill on a book inscribed with Hebrew words that can be read as “Sefer” (book) and “Hosanna.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDolci’s mastery of detail reveals the saint’s tender expression, his beard touched with light, even the humble dirt beneath his fingernails. Each stroke invites quiet contemplation of a moment when divine inspiration touched the human hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” — \u003cem\u003eMatthew 24:35\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;\"\u003eAvailable Sizes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the size that best fits your space:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 × 12 in \u003cspan\u003e(26 × 30 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 × 16 in \u003cspan\u003e(33 × 41 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19 × 24 in \u003cspan\u003e(49 × 61 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29 × 36 in \u003cspan\u003e(74 × 91 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed a custom size? 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Painted around 1640, the work presents the \u003cstrong\u003eFather\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eSon\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eHoly Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e united in heavenly light. Christ, clothed in deep red and blue, reveals the wound in His side as He turns toward the Father. Opposite Him, the Father extends His hand while holding a tablet inscribed with the Alpha and the Omega. Above them, the Holy Spirit descends as a dove, surrounded by a burst of golden light that illuminates the entire scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” — \u003cem\u003eMatthew 28:19\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;\"\u003eAvailable Sizes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the size that best fits your space:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 × 12 in \u003cspan\u003e(26 × 30 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 × 16 in \u003cspan\u003e(36× 41 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21× 24 in \u003cspan\u003e(53× 61 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31× 36 in \u003cspan\u003e(79× 91 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed a custom size? 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Created decades after Neri’s death, the work is believed to have been informed by a death mask, allowing Dolci to achieve an arresting realism rarely equalled by other artists. The result is a deeply human likeness that conveys the purity, gentleness, and radiant interior life described by those who knew the saint personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Philip Neri, founder of the Oratorians and \u003cstrong\u003eone of the most influential spiritual figures of the Catholic Reform\u003c\/strong\u003e, is shown bust length, aged and bearded, wearing the simple black habit and white collar of his congregation, with a black hat resting upon his head. 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