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Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory, accession 17.190.19 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record, read 2026-08-18

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory," an oil on wood panel from the Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. The record gives the accession number 17.190.19, dimensions of 25 1/4 by 19 1/4 inches, the classification Paintings, the credit line Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917, and its own linked Wikidata identifier Q19905361. The panel shows Teresa interceding on behalf of souls, attended by angels and Christ.

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The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its attribution, dimensions and accession number, its own title directly naming Teresa as the panel's subject and its own linked Wikidata identifier confirming her.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437542
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Museum
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This source names Teresa of Avila directly: "Art's own collection record for "Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory," an oil on wood panel from the Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens."

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This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
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