The Adoration of the Host by the Four Evangelists
Giovanni Lanfranco captures a moment of divine drama here, showing the four Evangelists gathered on clouds to adore the Eucharist, which bursts with heavenly light. Surrounded by a swirling crowd of cherubs, the figures reach up toward the glowing monstrance, their books marked with chapter numbers hinting at the biblical texts they authored. This energetic Baroque sketch is likely a study for a larger, grander composition meant to dazzle churchgoers.
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