Bust portrait of Pope Pius V in profile facing left set within an elaborate architectural structure upon which sit allegorical figures including Faith, Charity and Religion above and Justice and Prudence below who flank St Michael
Artwork Details
- Title: Bust portrait of Pope Pius V in profile facing left set within an elaborate architectural structure upon which sit allegorical figures including Faith, Charity and Religion above and Justice and Prudence below who flank St Michael
- Artist: Mario Cartaro (Italian, born Viterbo, active Rome ca. 1557–88, died 1620)
- Publisher: Bartolomeo Faleti (Italian, active ca. 1560, died 1570)
- Published in: Rome
- Date: 1567
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed just inside platemark): 20 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (53 × 40.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.97.532
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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