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Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782

c. 1783
(Italian, 1712–1793)
Italy, 18th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 69.2 x 86.4 x 10.2 cm (27 1/4 x 34 x 4 in.); Unframed: 51.4 x 68.8 cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in.)
Gift of the Hanna Fund 1949.187.1
Location: not on view

Description

The third scene in the series depicts one of the final events of the pope’s stay. At the back of the magnificent audience hall of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the doge (in gold and white) approaches the throne to receive his papal blessing, with a line of red-robed senators in his wake.
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    Jacques Seligman & Co. (New York, New York), to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1949.
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    Sarasota, Florida, John and Mable Ringling Musem of Art, February 6-March 4, 1955: "Director's Choice," cat. no. 16, illus.
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    New York, World's Fair 1939: "Masterpieces of Art," cat. nos. 171 and 172.
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