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Saint Charles giving communion to the plague-stricken

1725–75
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint Charles giving communion to the plague-stricken
  • Artist: Carlo Innocenzo Carloni (Italian, Scaria 1686–1775 Scaria)
  • Publisher: Johann Daniel Herz the Elder (German, Augsburg 1693–1754 Augsburg)
  • Date: 1725–75
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 13 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (35.3 × 21.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.128.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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