Holy-water stoup with relief of Mary of Egypt, Giovanni Giardini (Italian, Forlì 1646–1722 Rome), ca. 1702, Italian, Rome, Lapis lazuli, silver, and gilded bronze, Gr. H. 23-3/4 in. (60.3 cm); Gr. W. 14-3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Gr. D. 4-1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver In Combination, Giovanni Giardini (Italian, Forlì 1646–1722 Rome)Relief after a composition by Benedetto Luti (Italian, Florence 1666–1724 Rome), The goldsmith and designer Giovanni Giardini made this object for Pope Clement XI (r. 1700–1712), who presented it to Giovanni Battista Borghese, King Philip V of Spain's ambassador to the Holy See. Later, it was part of the collection of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis in Sankt Emmeram Castle in Regensburg, Germany
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Holy-water stoup, relief, Mary, Egypt, Giovanni Giardini, Italian, Forlì 1646–1722 Rome, ca, 1702, Rome, Lapis lazuli, silver, gilded bronze, Gr, H, 23-3/4, 60.3 cm, W, 14-3/8, 36.5, D, 4-1/2, 11.4, Metalwork-Silver, Combination, Forlì, 1646–1722, Relief after a composition by Benedetto Luti, Florence, 1666–1724, goldsmith, designer Giovanni, Giardini, object, Pope Clement, XI, r, 1700–1712, presented, Battista, Borghese, King Philip, V, Spain, ambassador, Holy See, Later, part, collection, Princes, Thurn, Taxis, Sankt Emmeram, Castle, Regensburg, Germany
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