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Saint Clare, seated in the clouds among angels, a dragon below

ca. 1729
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Clare, seated in the clouds among angels, a dragon below
  • Artist: Louis Desplaces (French, Paris 1682–1739 Paris)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Il Baciccio) (Italian, Genoa 1639–1709 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1729
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 18 3/8 × 11 9/16 in. (46.7 × 29.4 cm)
    Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 3/16 in. (53.1 × 38.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.708(128)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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