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Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)|Giuliano Traballesi

Plate 8: Canonization of Saint Catherine of Siena; Pius II seated on a throne at right, blessing his nephew, Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, who kneels before him; after Mattia Preti

1760–80
Etching and engraving
55.2 × 37.5 cm (21.7 × 14.8 in)

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