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Design for a crucifix, c.1775-c.1785. Design for a crucifix of gilded metal and lapis lazuli (?), Above the crucified Christ is a plaque with the inscription 'Inri'. On the left is Mary and on the right John the Baptist, and a kneeling bishop with bare head, with his staff. Below is a holy relic behind glass, with the coat of arms of Pope Pius VI. Attributed to Luigi Valadier.