Sanguis Christi

François Spierre French

After Gian Lorenzo Bernini Italian

1660–80

Not on view

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Title: Sanguis Christi
Artist: François Spierre (French, Nancy 1639–1681 Marseilles)
Artist: After Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome)
Date: 1660–80
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 1/8 in. (37.6 × 25.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Object Number: 63.616.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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