Large Portrait of Pope Pius IX C.1870

Name: Large Portrait of Pope Pius IX C.1870
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1203993
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Large portrait of Pope Pius IX in oil on canvas. Measuring 39" x 54". Three quarter length portrait of Pius seated and dressed in his white papal robes. With a large green and gold crucifix on a gold chain around his neck and a book in his right hand. Posed against a red curtain and with a figure of Christ on the cross beside him. Indistinctly signed and dated on the left hand side. With some repaired damage to the canvas, all away from the face. Presented unframed on the original stretcher.

Pius XI (1792 - 1878) holds the distinction of being the longest serving Pope in the history of the Church, lasting from 1846 to 1878.

Width: 39" (99 cm)

Height: 54" (137 cm)

Physical Dimensions

Height

137cm (53.94")

Width

99cm (38.98")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1203993

Dealers Internal Reference

38306

Dealers Notes

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Pius XI (1792 - 1878) holds the distinction of being the longest serving Pope in the history of the Church, lasting from 1846 to 1878.

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