Allegory of Peace
| Reference: | S47179 |
| Author | Francesco VILLAMENA |
| Year: | 1591 |
| Measures: | 143 x 205 mm |
€225.00
| Reference: | S47179 |
| Author | Francesco VILLAMENA |
| Year: | 1591 |
| Measures: | 143 x 205 mm |
€225.00
Description
A sculptural group of Pax (Peace) with branches of olive and palms, after Ventura Salimbeni.
Engraving, 1591, in lower margin 'Ventura Salimbenius Invent.'. Lower left corner signed F.V.F.
A plate from 'La Pompa funerale fatta dall'Illmo. & R.mo S.R.Cardinale Montalto nella trasportazione dell'ossa di Papa Sisto il Quinto. Scritta e dichiarata da Baldo Catani', Rome, Stamperia Vaticana, 1591.
One of 12 plates in the book of statues of virtues designed for the funeral of Sixtus V by four different artists. The festive reburial of Pope Sixtus V (Felice Peretti di Montalto, 1521-1590), after his death in 1590, was the first to feature a papal catafalque. This is shown in the second plate, facing a plan of the structure. The traditional funeral ceremonies were held at St. Peters, but Sixtus V's reburial marked the beginning of the cult of relics in Counter Reformation Rome. He chose to be buried in the Sistine Chapel (named in his honor as its founder) in the S. Maria Maggiore (or Basilica Liberiana) and he wished to be portrayed in a humble position: not seated on the papal throne, but kneeling in prayer without the crown.
A very good impression, printed on contemporary laid paper, light foxing on the margins, otherwise good condition.
Bibliografia
Kühn-Hattenhauer 1979, Das graphische Oeuvre von Francesco Villamena (p. 232-33).
Francesco VILLAMENA (Assisi, 1564 - Roma, 7 Luglio 1624)
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Italian engraver. According to tradition, he was a pupil of Cornelis Cort, whose engravings he copied, and was associated in his youth with Agostino Carracci. He made few original engravings but reproduced designs of artists including Raphael, Paolo Veronese, Federico Barocci, Girolamo Muziano and Giulio Romano. His output also included frontispieces and book illustrations. Closely related to such northern late adherents of Mannerism as Hendrick Goltzius and Jacques Bellange, he employed an elegant and expressive calligraphic style with perfect control of the burin. In addition to religious and historical subjects, he executed portraits, notably a series of genre figures (Rome, Gab. N. Stampe). In 1594 he executed a series of engravings illustrating scenes from the Life of St Francis. His oeuvre comprised at least one hundred plates.
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Francesco VILLAMENA (Assisi, 1564 - Roma, 7 Luglio 1624)
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Italian engraver. According to tradition, he was a pupil of Cornelis Cort, whose engravings he copied, and was associated in his youth with Agostino Carracci. He made few original engravings but reproduced designs of artists including Raphael, Paolo Veronese, Federico Barocci, Girolamo Muziano and Giulio Romano. His output also included frontispieces and book illustrations. Closely related to such northern late adherents of Mannerism as Hendrick Goltzius and Jacques Bellange, he employed an elegant and expressive calligraphic style with perfect control of the burin. In addition to religious and historical subjects, he executed portraits, notably a series of genre figures (Rome, Gab. N. Stampe). In 1594 he executed a series of engravings illustrating scenes from the Life of St Francis. His oeuvre comprised at least one hundred plates.
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