Pope Pius VI on horseback, ca. 1784, Italian, Rome, White glazed earthenware, Overall (confirmed): 18 1/8 × 11 × 6 5/8 in. (46 × 27.9 × 16.8 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Antonio and Lorenzo Cialli, This equestrian sculpture depicts Pope Pius VI (1717–1799) on horseback, with his arm raised in blessing. The composition of the work recalls the long tradition of Italian public sculpture in which prominent figures were often depicted on horseback in heroic poses
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Pope Pius VI, horseback, ca, 1784, Italian, Rome, White glazed earthenware, Overall, confirmed, 18 1/8, 11, 6 5/8, 46, 27.9, 16.8 cm, Ceramics-Pottery, Antonio and Lorenzo Cialli, equestrian, sculpture, depicts, Pope, Pius, VI, 1717–1799, arm raised, blessing, composition, work recalls, long tradition, Italian public, prominent figures, depicted, heroic poses
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