Image: Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
In Italy, 2 October is celebrated as the Catholic feast of the Guardian Angels and Grandparents’ Day.
The work is identified as Domenichino’s ‘Guardian Angel’. Domenichino was the artist name of Domenico Zampieri, who was born in Bologna in 1581 and died in Naples in 1641.
‘Guardian Angel’ is an oil painting on canvas.
