File:Portrait of Pope Alexander VII Chigi (by Giovanni Battista Gaulli named Il Baciccio) – Walters 37598.jpg
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Giovanni Battista Gaulli: Portrait of Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q520573 |
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Title |
Portrait of Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi) |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: The stately figure of the pope sits before a lavish drapery suggesting an aristocratic setting. He raises his right hand with its papal ring in a gesture of benediction. By seeing the pope blessing his audience, viewers are reminded that he is Christ's representative on earth.
Fabio Chigi, who became Pope Alexander VII, ruled from 1655 until his death in 1667. Papal portraits were produced in many versions and were widely distributed. They were given as diplomatic gifts or acquired as expressions of political allegiance. This painting was probably executed by an assistant after an original by Baciccio. |
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Depicted people | Alexander VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1667 date QS:P571,+1667-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Baroqueera QS:P2348,Q37853 ) |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
Visible painted surface height: 90.1 cm (35.4 in); width: 76.7 cm (30.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,90.1U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,76.7U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.598 |
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Place of creation | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 326 , pp. 452−453 OCLC: 2463997. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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