Caption

The Pope surrounded by personifications of the continents; drawing by Petit, Savinien-François-Charles 1815–1878; allegorical scene with angels and personifications continents, snake devil; inscribed/referenced 1867; France; drawing; height 43.8 cm, width 33 cm., An arched scene set against a pale background shows a central seated figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and pale garments with gold accents, holding a long staff topped with a cross, flanked by several standing figures in flowing robes; two winged figures hover above blowing long trumpets, and a seated figure with darker skin and a blue draped cloth kneels at the base reaching toward a coiled snake on the floor; the standing figures wear garments and accessories in shades of pink, blue, white, gold, and red, and there are touches of green, beige, and brown in the architectural elements and floor.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_117

License type

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Available size

78.9Mb (4.3Mb) / 15.3in x 20.0in / 4594 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pope surrounded personifications continents drawing Petit Savinien-François-Charles 1815–1878 allegorical scene angels personifications continents snake devil inscribed referenced 1867 France height 43.8 cm width 33 cm arched scene set pale background central seated figure wearing tall ornate headdress pale garments gold accents holding long staff topped cross flanked several standing figures flowing robes two winged figures hover blowing long trumpets seated figure darker skin blue draped cloth kneels base reaching coiled snake floor standing figures wear garments accessories shades pink white gold red touches green beige brown architectural elements floor.