Plate 8: Canonization of Saint Catherine of Siena; Pius II seated on a throne at right, blessing his nephew, Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, who kneels before him; after Mattia Preti
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)|Giuliano Traballesi
Artist bio: Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 Valletta|Italian, Florence 1727–1812 Milan
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1760–80
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (55.2 × 37.5 cm)
Plate: 19 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (50.6 × 30.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Geography:  Florence     
Credit line: Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1941
Accession year: 1941