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A mass being performed in a church, a priest at left standing before the altar, followers gathered behind him, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus French
Nicolas Le Sueur French
After Polidoro da Caravaggio Italian

ca. 1729–1764

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Etching and aquatint by Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus; woodblock by Nicolas Le Sueur.

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Title: A mass being performed in a church, a priest at left standing before the altar, followers gathered behind him, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692–1765 Paris)

Artist: Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691–1764)

Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)

Date: ca. 1729–1764

Medium: Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock

Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 1/4 in. (53.1 × 38.8 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960

Accession Number: 60.708(14)

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