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Saint Agnes in Prison

1730–86
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Agnes in Prison
  • Artist: Marco Alvise Pitteri (Italian, Venice 1702–1786 Venice)
  • Artist: Pierre Hutin (French, Paris 1720–1763 Moscow)
  • Artist: After Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) (Spanish, Játiva 1591–1652 Naples)
  • Date: 1730–86
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 7/8 in. (54.2 × 40.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Helen O. Brice, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.64.149
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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