Caption
Angel with banner, Imagini Gentilissime delle dodici Sibille, print, album page, An angel pointing to a banner with a Bible quote in Latin from 2 Peter 1:21. In the background, an eagle. The image is enclosed in a medallion with a border inscription containing a text from 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 in Latin. Surrounded by a floral frame. Print is part of an album., number: '62.', printmaker: Pietro Paolo Tozzi, Padua, after print by Crispijn van de Passe (I), after design by Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1601 - 1627, after print by, paper, engraving, gravure, height 208 mm x width 167 mm, predatory birds: eagle, lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei', symbol of Christ, angel(s) with book(-scroll) or banderole, A central circular medallion contains a winged cherubic figure seated with one leg bent and the other extended, holding a scroll; the cherub has curled hair, a rounded face, and detailed feathered wings, and near it an eagle-like bird with an open beak is visible. Surrounding the medallion is a decorative border filled with a variety of stylized flowers and leafy stems, including multi-petaled blooms, star-shaped flowers, and rounded blossoms, all rendered in fine line engraving. The floral motifs appear along both vertical sides and along the top and bottom edges, with leaves and buds interspersed; the entire composition is monochrome with cross-hatching and parallel lines used for shading and texture. The overall image has a framed appearance with a rectangular outer border enclosing the central roundel and the surrounding botanical ornamentation.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B26_096
License type
Rights managed
Available size
47.6Mb (11.5Mb) / 12.3in x 15.0in / 3686 x 4513 (300dpi)