
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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The unusual subject is taken from Kings (17:17-24). The Lord told Elijah to go to Zarephath where he met a widow gathering sticks who gave him food. Her son was mortally ill but Elijah, calling out to the Lord, healed him.
Born in Venice, Brentana moved to nearby Verona at about the age of 30. His work reveals the influence of the Venetian tenebrists such as Antonio Zanchi (1631-1722). One of the few works securely attributable to him is the Job derided by his wife for the church of San Nicolò, Verona which shows his particular sense of colour and his monumental figures.