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The Government of Pope Benedict XIV

Sebastiano Conca (1680–1764)

Manchester Art Gallery

The Government of Pope Benedict XIV

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This is an allegorical scene representing the government of Pope Benedict XIV. The central female figure sits on a throne beneath a red, draped canopy, one arm outstretched, and two cherubs to her right bearing a portrait of the Pope, above which one cherub holds a crown. A second female figure sits with another cherub to the bottom right, leaning against a second portrait. Two more women sit to the bottom left, one gazing into a mirror, the other holding an open book. The scene is framed with Rococo scrolls and garlands.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

The Government of Pope Benedict XIV

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 44.5 x W 91 cm

Accession number

1966.296

Acquisition method

purchased from the Arcade Gallery, 1966

Work type

Painting

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Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England

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Sebastiano Conca

1680–1764

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