A mass being performed in a church, a priest at left standing before the altar, followers gathered behind him, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Etching and aquatint by Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus; woodblock by Nicolas Le Sueur.
Artwork Details
- 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, 1691–1764)
- 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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