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Title:Glorification of the Papacy of Urban VIII
Creator:Pietro da Cortona [Italian, 1596 – 1669]
Culture/Nationality:Italian
Style:Baroque
Date:1632-1639
Location:Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Medium:fresco
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