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A mass being performed in a church, a priest at left standing before the altar, followers gathered behind him, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

ca. 1729–1764
Not on view
Etching and aquatint by Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus; woodblock by Nicolas Le Sueur.

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  • Title: A mass being performed in a church, a priest at left standing before the altar, followers gathered behind him, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
  • Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692–1765 Paris)
  • Artist: Nicolas Le Sueur (French, Paris 1691–1764 Paris)
  • Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Date: ca. 1729–1764
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 1/4 in. (53.1 × 38.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.708(14)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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