Caption
Conversion of Paul, Paintings by Giovanni Lanfranco intended for the Loggia del Benedizione in the Vatican, History of Peter and Paul, Disegno della loggia di San Pietro in Vaticano dove si da la Benedizione, print, album page, Series number, 9, 21, A painting depicting the conversion of Paul, in an ornamental frame with putti and eagles. Paul lies on the ground. He fell because he was startled by the appearance of Christ in the sky. Print is part of an album., number: '86', printmaker: Pietro Sante Bartoli, Italy, after design by Giovanni Lanfranco, dedicated to: Giovanni Battista Borghese, 1665, paper, etching, height 330 mm x width 233 mm, An ornate black and white engraving showing a central framed scene of a robed figure raising an arm before a crowd inside an architectural interior, surrounded by decorative architectural elements including columns, scrolls, garlands, and shell motifs; cherubic putti appear throughout, reclining and clustered at the base and corners, some holding garlands and others in playful poses; muscular atlantes support a projecting cornice on the right, while a seated draped female figure on the lower right holds a tablet and stylus; ornamental faces, floral swags, and carved masks decorate the pilasters and entablature, and the composition is rich in detailed hatchwork and shading.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_386
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