Image: Museo delle Porcellane, Florence
The painting shows Teresa Fabbrini in the foreground, absorbed in prayer inside a church, where a soft light illuminates her figure.
Teresa Fabbrini is identified as the companion of art critic Diego Martelli.
The work’s atmosphere is described as melancholy and typical of Giuseppe Abbati’s sensibility.
Dated 1866, the work is identified with the Galleria d’Arte Moderna at Palazzo Pitti.
