A priest exorcising a demon from a child with the aid of Saint Nilus, priest at center with his finger in the child's mouth, Saint Nilus kneeling at left, after a fresco (1610) by Domenichino in the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, Rome
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- Title: A priest exorcising a demon from a child with the aid of Saint Nilus, priest at center with his finger in the child's mouth, Saint Nilus kneeling at left, after a fresco (1610) by Domenichino in the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, Rome
- Artist: Pier Antonio Pazzi (Italian, 1706–after 1766)
- Artist: Intermediary draftsman Niccolo Vanni (Italian, born Rome, active Naples 1750–1770)
- Artist: After Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (Italian, Bologna 1581–1641 Naples)
- Date: ca. 1750–70
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 1/4 × 17 3/8 in. (41.3 × 44.1 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.2451
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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