GIOVANNI PAOLO SCHOR (1615-1674)
An interior design for Pope Alexander VII
c.1660-67RCIN 904443
After training in his native Innsbruck, Schor settled in Rome where he specialised as a decorative designer. This elaborate drawing must have been made for Pope Alexander VII, for it features the Chigi family emblems of oak leaves, the six hills, and the eight-pointed star, and includes depictions of the Pope’s building projects at Castel Gandolfo outside Rome.
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