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Pope Alexander IV inspired by the Blessed Virgin, approving the Servite Order

1734
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pope Alexander IV inspired by the Blessed Virgin, approving the Servite Order
  • Artist: Johann Balthasar Probst (German, 1673–1750)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Grisostomo Stefanini (Italian, born 1714, active Florence)
  • Artist: After Matteo Rosselli (Italian, Florence 1578–1650 Florence)
  • Subject: Pope Alexander IV (Italian, Jenne 1185 or 1191–1261 Viterbo)
  • Publisher: Georg Balthasar Probst (German, Augsburg 1732–1801 Augsburg)
  • Date: 1734
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 13/16 × 21 7/8 in. (37.6 × 55.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.590
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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