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Francesco Fontebasso
Pope Gregory the Great and Saint Vitale Interceding for the Souls in Purgatorycirca 1734

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper with arched top, multi-figure baroque composition showing armored and robed figures below, falling figures at lower left, and a radiant female figure surrounded by cherubs and angels on clouds above
Artist or Maker
Francesco Fontebasso
Italy, Venice, 1707-1769
After
Sebastiano Ricci
Italy, Venice, 1659-1734
Title
Pope Gregory the Great and Saint Vitale Interceding for the Souls in Purgatory
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1734
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 25 7/8 x 18 9/16 in. (65.72 x 47.15 cm); plate: 22 1/4 x 15 3/16 in. (56.52 x 38.58 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Estella K. Mysels
Accession Number
AC1994.20.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings