The triumph of the arts through the patronage of Francesco Maria Febei. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-.
- Aquila, Pietro, active 17th century.
- Date:
- [between 1670 and 1679?]
- Reference:
- 11607i
- Part of:
- Paintings by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Etchings by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
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Description
Minerva crushes Envy, while commending to Apollo (in the form of the sun) a woman representing Painting who paints a portrait of Francesco Maria Febei, master of ceremonies at the Vatican. Left, Sculpture carves astrological signs on Febei's coat of arms; left foreground, figures representing the Tiber and the Papacy. Right, allegory of drawing or geometry
Publication/Creation
Romae [Rome] (ad Templ. S. Mariae de Pace) : Io. Iacob. de Rubeis formis ... cum priv. S. P., [between 1670 and 1679?]
Physical description
1 print
Lettering
Praestantissimo praesuli Francisco Mariae Phoebeo Urbevetano [Ar]chiepiscopo Tarsensi S. Spiritus commendatario Farnesianam pinacothecam a celebri Caraccio olim depictam nunc aere incisam, Ioannes Iacobus de Rubeis humillime D.D.D. Petrus Aquila inv. et sculp.
Notes
Dedication sheet to: Galeriae Farnesianae icones Romae in aedibus sereniss. ducis Parmensis ab Annibale Carracio ad veterum aemulatione posterorumque admiratione coloribus expressae cum ipsarum monocromatibus et ornamentis a Petro Aquila delineatae incisae, Rome ca. 1674
Reference
Wellcome Collection 11607i
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Where to find it
album of 21 prints (wanting nos. 7 and 18)
Location Status Access Closed stores