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An allegorical composition with Charity and prisoners in chains

Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian
1677
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: An allegorical composition with Charity and prisoners in chains
  • Artist: Jacques Blondeau (Flemish, baptized 1655–1698 Rome)
  • Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
  • Date: 1677
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 7/16 x 31 9/16 in. (39.2 x 80.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.936
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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