Légende
Saint Benedict and men with a treasure chest, S. Benedictus, print, printmaker: Martin Speer, Regensburg, after painting by Francesco Solimena, Latium, 1725 - 1765, unknown, grantor of privilege, Bavaria, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 290 mm x width 377 mm, Print after a destroyed painting in the Abbey of Monte Cassino., Benedict of Nurcia, abbot of Monte Cassino and founder of the Benedictine Order, possible attributes: aspergillum, book, cup (sometimes broken), raven with loaf, sieve (or tray), money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box, A densely detailed monochrome engraving shows a large gathering of people on a rocky landscape with steps leading up to a building on the left and a tree and structures on the right; numerous robed figures crowd the left foreground and center, some kneeling and reaching toward a central elderly figure with a radiant halo around his head, while other seated and standing figures cluster nearby, including a group of soldiers on horseback toward the right wearing plumed helmets; clouds and mountainous forms fill the background sky, and in the right foreground a partially draped reclining figure lies beside another figure who appears to be tending them, with scattered objects and animals visible among the crowd.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B25_428
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.5Mo (7.5Mo) / 35.7cm x 27.1cm / 4211 x 3196 (300dpi)