The death of Saint Alesius, who is lying at left surrounded by monks and priests, doves carrying flowers overhead

After Bernardino Poccetti Italian
Publisher Georg Balthasar Probst German
1727
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  • Title: The death of Saint Alesius, who is lying at left surrounded by monks and priests, doves carrying flowers overhead
  • Artist: Johann Balthasar Probst (German, 1673–1750)
  • Artist: After Bernardino Poccetti (Italian, San Marino di Valdelsa 1548–1612 Florence)
  • Publisher: Georg Balthasar Probst (German, Augsburg 1732–1801 Augsburg)
  • Date: 1727
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 15/16 × 22 3/16 in. (38 × 56.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7770
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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