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A Pope seated on a throne: To the right an allegory of the Church crowns the new Pope while holding a papal tiara with her left hand, and to the left an allegorical figure of a city holds a bishop's hat
This unknown artist's composition presents a Pope enthroned with allegorical figures representing the Church and a city, employing religious iconography and symbolic imagery. The work demonstrates the formal protocols of papal portraiture through allegorical representation.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash over black chalk
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes
September 17, 2021
Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500
Lot 30
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