Pompeo Girolamo Batoni / Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical 'Ex Omnibus' to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul / 1757

Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical 'Ex Omnibus' to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul
1757
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Creator Name: Batoni, Pompeo
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1708 - 1787
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
Title: Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical 'Ex Omnibus' to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1757
Creation End Date: 1757
Creation Date: 1757
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H.50-3/4 x W.70-5/8 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE; DATE
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 61.62
Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

King Louis XV sent the count (later duke) de Choiseul to Rome in 1754 to obtain a papal decision that would resolve the conflicts between various political and religious factions in France. Pope Benedict XIV presented his conciliatory ordinance to the French ambassador on October 16, 1756. In his portrayal of this actual historical event, Pompeo Batoni combined factual and allegorical details.

The enthroned pope, lavishly dressed in full vestments, is flanked by graceful personifications of Religion and Divine Wisdom. Before a view of St. Peter's Basilica, Saints Peter and Paul--joint founders of the Christian Church--float on a cloud. Above them the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, sends a golden ray of inspiration and blessing to the pope. Although Batoni correctly depicted Choiseul's heavily embroidered court dress, he did not attempt a true likeness of the count. However, he accurately portrayed the aging pope, who was his great patron.

Acquired in 1961 61.62

AMICA ID: MIA_.61.62
Component Measured: canvas
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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