St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome — Carle (Charles André) Vanloo. St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

by Carle (Charles André) Vanloo

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Artist: Carle (Charles André) Vanloo (French, Nice 1705–1765 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with white, over traces of graphite.
Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.4 x 13.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1977
Accession no.: 1977.416d

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