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The Provincial Roman Synod of 1725, Basilica of St. John Lateran
The Provincial Roman Synod of 1725, Basilica of St. John Lateran

The Provincial Roman Synod of 1725, Basilica of St. John Lateran

Artist Pier Leone Ghezzi b. 1674, Rome; d. 1755, Rome
Datecirca 1725
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions95 7/8 x 122 1/2 in. (243.5 x 311.1 cm)
Frame: 109 1/4 x 135 1/2 in. (277.5 x 344.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.157
On View
On view
ProvenanceCommissioned by Monsignor (later cardinal) Nicolò Maria Lercari (1675-1757); Arcivescovo di Nazianzo; Giovanni e Paolo, 1726; Pietro in Vincoli, 1743 marzo 11.]; Principe Filippo Bernualdo Orsini (1742-1824), Palazzo Savelli-Orsini, Rome, 1794; Don Domenico Orsini (Napoli 23-11-1790 + Roma 1874, Duke of Gravina, Palazzo Savelli-Orsini, Rome, 1817; [Found, together with Odazzi painting (52.9.156) in "some obscure place on the New York Bowery" (according to Carl Hamilton-letter to Bier 3/8/1963);] Julius Weitzner, New York; sold to NCMA, 1952.
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