Catafalco Eretto Nella Basilica Vaticana ...per Alessandro VIII

Alessandro Specchi Italian

Architect Mattia de Rossi Italian

Publisher Domenico De Rossi Italian

1691

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Catafalque for the exequies for Pope Alexander VIII (1610–1691).

Artwork Details

Title: Catafalco Eretto Nella Basilica Vaticana ...per Alessandro VIII
Artist: Alessandro Specchi (Italian, Rome 1668–1729 Rome)
Architect: Mattia de Rossi (Italian, Rome 1637–1695 Rome)
Publisher: Domenico De Rossi (Italian, 1647–1729)
Date: 1691
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 19 5/8 × 13 7/8 in. (49.8 × 35.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Object Number: 63.517.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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