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Pius II arrives at Ancona; Pope Pius II is carried on a throne by four men, a Bishop? and a man kneel at his feet, a boy holds a mitre, a group of figures, wearing Renaissance costume, and a moustached man, wearing a turban, surround the Pope; middleground, a cypress tree, two birds in flight, an armoured rowing ship docks at a quayside, a castellated townwall with turrets and figures with a dog emerge from a gateway; background, rowing ships at sea and the town of Ancona with houses, a dome and a church on a hill. Engraved with fine lines. Surrounding trompe-l\'oeil effect of an arch has been omitted. Latin inscription
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth
Title
Pius II at Ancona
Date
1881
Medium
Engraving in sepia on white wove paper
Accession number
PR250
Work type
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
School of Art, Museum & Gallery, Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1NG Wales
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