The Meditation (1851), Francesco Hayez Francesco Hayez (10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and portraits. Oil painting on canvas, 40x60 cm The picture is an oil print on canvas and will be sent in a tube. It takes 10 work days for the delivery and it is not an original.