Property from a Connecticut Collection
Probably Italian, mid 16th century
Pope Gregory Processing through Rome with Prayers
Live auction begins on:
February 6, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Bid
5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Connecticut Collection
Probably Italian, mid 16th century
Pope Gregory Processing through Rome with Prayers
polychrome limewood
46 by 30 in.; 116.84 by 76.2 cm
With Peter Bunting, Derbyshire;
From whom acquired September 2017.
In 590 A.D., Rome suffered a plague. Pope Gregory pleaded for the assistance of the archangel Saint Michael to help fight the epidemic as he celebrated the mass and processed through Rome with prayers and incense. Later, Saint Michael, appeared on top of the Castel Sant' Angelo, the fortress near Vatican City, to rid the citizens of the disease.
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