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Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782
Francesco Guardic. 1783
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The second scene in the series depicts Pius VI celebrating mass in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest churches in Venice and the pope’s residence during his stay. The mass included a performance of the Te Deum, a prayer of thanksgiving set to music by the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). Traditionally, the Te Deum was recited in thanks to God for a special blessing, including a papal election or a royal coronation, and thus was appropriate for this historic papal visit.
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- Title: Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782
- Creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
- Date Created: c. 1783
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 69.2 x 87 x 11.4 cm (27 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.); Unframed: 51.4 x 68.8 cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in.)
- Provenance: Jakob Goldschmidt, Berlin, 1929, and New York;, [Galerie Matthiessen, Berlin, 1944];, [Jacques Seligman & Co., New York], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1949.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.187.2
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Collection: P - Italian 18th Century
- Accession Number: 1949.187.2
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