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Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782
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The third scene in the series depicts one of the final events of the pope’s stay. At the back of the magnificent audience hall of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the doge (in gold and white) approaches the throne to receive his papal blessing, with a line of red-robed senators in his wake.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, c. 1783. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Oil on canvas; framed: 69.2 x 86.4 x 10.2 cm (27 1/4 x 34 x 4 in.); unframed: 51.4 x 68.8 cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.187.1
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