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Record of the solemn ceremony done by Pope Innocent X opening the Holy Door in the year 1650, Innocent X opens the Holy Door, print, album page, Pope Innocent X opens the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica on the occasion of the opening of the Holy Year 1650. Print is part of an album., inscription: '... lib. vol. 23. fol. 16 ... lib. vol. 21. fol. 13.', number: '127', number: '1', number: '83', printmaker: Monogrammist FS (17th century), after design by Rutilius Dandinus, publisher: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Rome, dedicated by: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, dedicated to: Francisco Antonio Díez de Cabrera, c. 1650, Monogrammist FS (17th century), Rutilius Dandinus, Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Francisco Antonio Díez de Cabrera, printmaker, after design by, publisher, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, height 434 mm x width 288 mm, Person, Innocentius (non-narrative representations), Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome), An engraved scene shows a large ornate doorway set into a classical architectural façade with columns and a decorative pediment, clouds fill the upper right area where a group of robed figures sit and stand on the clouds, some gesturing and some holding staffs, below them a crowd of clerics and attendants in ecclesiastical garments approach the doorway while a central robed figure raises an object toward the door, soldiers and attendants in varied period clothing stand to the left and right holding spears and halberds, a man in armor with puffed breeches stands with hands on hips at the left foreground, smaller architectural vignettes and additional scenes appear in panels below the main scene including a detailed frontal view of a church façade and an interior scene with a seated figure facing a group, ornamental borders and frames divide the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Record solemn ceremony done Pope Innocent X opening Holy Door year 1650 Innocent X opens print album page Pope Innocent X opens St Peter's Basilica occasion opening Holy Year 1650 Print part album inscription .. lib vol 23 fol 16 .. 21 13 number 127 1 83 printmaker Monogrammist FS 17th century design Rutilius Dandinus publisher Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi Rome dedicated Francisco Antonio Díez de Cabrera c 1650 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique height 434 mm x width 288 mm Person Innocentius non-narrative representations Vatican City Paul Outside Walls John Lateran Santa Maria Maggiore engraved scene large ornate doorway set classical architectural façade columns decorative pediment clouds fill upper right area group robed figures sit stand clouds gesturing holding staffs them crowd clerics attendants ecclesiastical garments approach doorway central robed figure raises object door soldiers varied period clothing stand left right holding spears halberds man armor puffed breeches stands hands hips left foreground smaller architectural vignettes additional scenes panels main scene detailed frontal view church façade interior scene seated figure facing ornamental borders frames divide composition