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Sophronia asking the Saracen King Aladine to Release the Christian Prisoners

Francesco Guardi, c. 1760

Sophronia, Christian virgin, pretends and pleads she is thief of King Aladine so her people will be saved. Subject derived from the engraving by G.B.Piazzetta for the title page of CantoII of the edition of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata', published by Albrizzi, Venice,1745.

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Title of artwork, date

Sophronia asking the Saracen King Aladine to Release the Christian Prisoners, c. 1760

Date supported

1967

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

249 x 109 cm

Grant

1000

Total cost

12000

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