Pope Gregory XVI Visiting the Church of San Benedetto at Subiaco, 1843, Oil on canvas, 49 1/4 x 55 3/8 in. (125.1 x 140.7 cm), Paintings, Jean-François Montessuy (French, Lyons 1804–1876 Lyons), The magnificently frescoed monastery of San Benedetto, about thirty miles east of Rome at Subiaco, was built during the Middle Ages as a pilgrimage site. The presence of the reigning pontiff during a visit of 1834 imparts the gravity of contemporary history to this picturesque costume piece
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