Portrait of Pope Clement VIII
| Reference: | 4948 |
| Author | Nicolas van AELST |
| Year: | 1592 ca. |
| Measures: | 355 x 475 mm |
| Reference: | 4948 |
| Author | Nicolas van AELST |
| Year: | 1592 ca. |
| Measures: | 355 x 475 mm |
Description
Etching and engraving, circa 1592, without signature. A fine impression, printed on contemporary laid paper with “shield with star” watermark, with small margins, perfect conditions.
The engraving shows Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini (1536-1605), portrait of three quarters, sitting with his right hand resting on the arm of the chair and the fisherman's ring clearly visible, while his left hand holding a book , the ' index the pages to not miss the sign. In the upper right stands his coat of arms: a band double crenellated approached by six eight-pointed stars.
In the margin runs the inscription Florentinus Pope Clement VIII . Although he was born in Fano, the Aldobrandini family was originally from Florence and her father, a prominent lawyer , who was forced to leave the city to disagreements with the Medici. Ippolito Albobrandini was elected to the papacy , after 20 days of conclave , January 30, 1592. His pontificate lasted 13 years, until his death in 1605. Under his pontificate, was condemned to the stake Giordano Bruno. The work is stylistically similar to the previous portrait , which depicts Pius IV , on which is written the name of Nicolas van Aelst as a publisher, to whom, therefore, we also attribute this one.
An extremely rare work, not described by the repertoires consulted.
Nicolas van AELST (1585 – 1613)
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Engraver,printer,print dealer and print publisher ,from Brussels.Active in Rome;shop at S.Maria della Pace .Described in 1606 as “stampatore,istoriato e venditore di disegni” alla Pace.
13 December 1588 papal privilege granted to van Aelst for prints of Roman monuments built or altered by Sixtus V.Record of death 19 July 1613.
He acquired plates previously published by among others Facchetti, Orlandi, Salamanca and Gherardi (who had them from Lafrery via Claudio Duchetti).He specialized in prints of the monuments of ancient and modern Rome and of ceremonies and current events.Published prints by Tempesta ,Brambilla and Alberti among others.
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Nicolas van AELST (1585 – 1613)
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Engraver,printer,print dealer and print publisher ,from Brussels.Active in Rome;shop at S.Maria della Pace .Described in 1606 as “stampatore,istoriato e venditore di disegni” alla Pace.
13 December 1588 papal privilege granted to van Aelst for prints of Roman monuments built or altered by Sixtus V.Record of death 19 July 1613.
He acquired plates previously published by among others Facchetti, Orlandi, Salamanca and Gherardi (who had them from Lafrery via Claudio Duchetti).He specialized in prints of the monuments of ancient and modern Rome and of ceremonies and current events.Published prints by Tempesta ,Brambilla and Alberti among others.
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