The Martyrdom of Saint Anastasia. Artist: Michelangelo Cerruti ("Il Candelottaro") (Italian, Rome 1663-1748 Rome). Dimensions: 20-15/16 x 15-1/16 in. (53.2 x 38.3 cm). Date: 1721.Robert Dance identified this drawing as a study by Cerruti for a ceiling painting in the nave of Santa Anastasia, Rome. The outlines of the elaborately shaped field of the canvas are clearly established in the drawing. However, there are significant differences in the placement of all of the principal figures in the complex composition. The Portuguese Cardinal Nuno da Cunha e Ataide (1664-1750; created 1712) was named protector of Santa Anastasia on June 16, 1721. At that time the church was apparently in a very dilapidated state, and he immediately ordered a new roof and a sumptuous wood ceiling at an initial cost of 4,000 scudi. This was followed by the commission given to Cerruti for the large ceiling canvas that he painted in twenty-eight days and which was in place by April 25, 1722 (see N. Mallory in Bo

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The Martyrdom of Saint Anastasia. Artist: Michelangelo Cerruti ("Il Candelottaro") (Italian, Rome 1663-1748 Rome). Dimensions: 20-15/16 x 15-1/16 in. (53.2 x 38.3 cm). Date: 1721.Robert Dance identified this drawing as a study by Cerruti for a ceiling painting in the nave of Santa Anastasia, Rome. The outlines of the elaborately shaped field of the canvas are clearly established in the drawing. However, there are significant differences in the placement of all of the principal figures in the complex composition. The Portuguese Cardinal Nuno da Cunha e Ataide (1664-1750; created 1712) was named protector of Santa Anastasia on June 16, 1721. At that time the church was apparently in a very dilapidated state, and he immediately ordered a new roof and a sumptuous wood ceiling at an initial cost of 4,000 scudi. This was followed by the commission given to Cerruti for the large ceiling canvas that he painted in twenty-eight days and which was in place by April 25, 1722 (see N. Mallory in Bo

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