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After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian
François Spierre French
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Title: Mount Athos being cut to resemble a giant with a waterfall forming from his hands; Pope Alexander VIII at the lower right being shielded by an umbrella, reviewing the building plans from his two architects; five putti above hold a banderole
Artist:
After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
Artist:
François Spierre (French, Nancy 1639–1681 Marseilles)
Published in: London
Date: ca. 1657–81
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 19 9/16 × 14 11/16 in. (49.7 × 37.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.4498
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