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Portrait study of Pope in Sedilia
Portrait study of Pope in Sedilia

Portrait study of Pope in Sedilia

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Object Details

Title:
Portrait study of Pope in Sedilia
Date:
1936
Artist:
Medium:
Black and white pastel on blue paper
Dimensions
20 x 13 1/4 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [lower right, below stamps, in blue ink]: 1936; [bottom right in graphite]: Pope in Sedilia; [verso in graphite]: Pope in sedilia (chair) / Rome 1936This study depicts Pope Pius XI (1857–1939).

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