Lot 840
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Gregory XVI, Saint Benedict and Saint Maurice, 1843, by Giuseppe Cerbara, bust of Saint Benedict, signed below, rev. Saint Maurice recieving a young monk, signed and dated in exergue, 56mm. (Ma.-; Pat.31), about extremely fine
Gregory XVI, Saint Benedict and Saint Maurice, 1843, by Giuseppe Cerbara, bust of Saint Benedict, signed below, rev. Saint Maurice recieving a young monk, signed and dated in exergue, 56mm. (Ma.-; Pat.31), about extremely fine

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Gregory XVI, Saint Benedict and Saint Maurice, 1843, by Giuseppe Cerbara, bust of Saint Benedict, signed below, rev. Saint Maurice recieving a young monk, signed and dated in exergue, 56mm. (Ma.-; Pat.31), about extremely fine

Lot Essay

A compliment to Gregory, who, at the age of 18, took the name Maurice when he entered the Camaldolensian monastery of S. Michele di Murano.