Italian school from the second half of the seventeenth century."Portrait of Pope Benedict XIII".Oil on canvas with original canvas.With overpains and chips. The canvas is torn.Original 17th century frame.Measurements: 72.5 x 60 cm; 88.5 x 75 cm (frame).This portrait of Pope Benedict XIII is a copy of the official portrait of the religious, author unknown, also on canvas. Benedict XIII was a Dominican friar elected as the 245th pope of the Catholic Church between 1724 and 1730. His personality, contemplative and at the same time practical, led him to be a man of God close to the sufferings of the people.