An allegorical composition with Charity and prisoners in chains; a plate from Rossi's series of engravings of Pietro da Cortona's fresco in the Camera of Mars in the Pitti Palace, Florence.
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jacques Blondeau|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi
Artist bio: Flemish, baptized 1655–1698 Rome|Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome|Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Flemish|Italian|Italian
Date: 1677
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 7/16 x 31 9/16 in. (39.2 x 80.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Men|Women