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Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder|Melchiorre Cafà

The Ecstasy of Saint Catherine of Siena, kneeling on a cloud carried by angels, one of whom holds a lily

1729–40
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47 × 29.1 cm (18.5 × 11.5 in)

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