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Saint Cecilia, at top left, distributing her clothes among the poor, figures below trying on and fighting over clothes, after a fresco by Domenichino (1612–15) in San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Francois de Poilly French
Intermediary draftsman Nicolas de Poilly French
After Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) Italian

ca. 1650–93

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Title: Saint Cecilia, at top left, distributing her clothes among the poor, figures below trying on and fighting over clothes, after a fresco by Domenichino (1612–15) in San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Artist: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623–1693 Paris)

Artist: Intermediary draftsman Nicolas de Poilly (French, baptized Abbeville 1627–1696 Paris)

Artist: After Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (Italian, Bologna 1581–1641 Naples)

Date: ca. 1650–93

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet: 24 1/8 × 19 1/8 in. (61.3 × 48.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number: 51.501.2472

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