Mount Athos being cut to resemble a giant with a waterfall forming from his hands; Pope Alexander VIII at the lower right being shielded by an umbrella, reviewing the building plans from his two architects; five putti above hold a banderole
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: François Spierre|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)
Artist bio: French, Nancy 1639–1681 Marseilles|Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: French|Italian
Date: ca. 1657–81
Medium: Engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 19 9/16 × 14 11/16 in. (49.7 × 37.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  London     
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951