Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Property from a Connecticut Collection
Probably Italian, Mid 16th Century
Pope Gregory Processing through Rome with Prayers
No reserve
Auction Closed
February 2, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Connecticut Collection
Probably Italian, Mid 16th Century
Pope Gregory Processing through Rome with Prayers
gilt and painted oak and lindenwood
height: 46 ¼ in.; 117.5 cm.
length: 30 ¼ in.; 76.83 cm.
With Peter Bunting, Derbyshire;
From whom acquired September 2017.
In 590 A.D., Rome suffered a plague. Pope Gregory plead for the assistance of Saint Michael to help fight the epidemic as he celebrated the mass and processed through Rome with prayers and incenses. Later the archangel, Saint Michael, appeared on top of the Castel Sant' Angelo, the fortress near Vatican City, to rid the citizens of the disease.