Study for the Allegory of Religion

1629–39

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Red chalk, glued onto a light cardboard mount.
Dimensions: 4 13/16 x 7 1/16in. (12.2 x 18cm)
Collection no.: 64.197.3
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Pietro da Cortona. Study for the Allegory of Religion. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study for the Allegory of Religion — Pietro da Cortona. 1629–39.

Medium: Red chalk, glued onto a light cardboard mount.. Dimensions: 4 13/16 x 7 1/16in. (12.2 x 18cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1964.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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