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Portrait of the Italian priest Francesco Piccolomini, print, book illustration, On the left page the portrait in an ornamental frame. In the frame below his portrait the monogram of the Jesuits. On the right page his biography in Latin and in Italian., title: 'RP FRANCISCUS PICCOLOMINEUS SENENSIS PRAEPOSITUS GENERALIS VIII. SOC. IESU', printmaker: Arnold van Westerhout, Italy, 1751, paper, engraving, etching, woodcut, letterpress printing, etching and engraving and woodcut, letterpress, printed from two plates, on two sheets glued together, height 195 mm x width 152 mm, height 386 mm x width 535 mm, Print used in: Galeotti, Niccolò. Imagines praepositorum generalium Societatis Jesu, delineatae, et aereis formis expressae ab Arnoldo Van Westherhout, addita perbrevi uniuscujusque vitae descriptione. Rome: Monaldini, 1751., Person, Francesco Piccolomini, historical persons, regular clerics, eg Jesuits, Redemptorists, IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator'), symbol of Christ, A framed engraved portrait shows a man in a three-quarter view within an oval medallion, featuring short wavy hair, a mustache, and a small beard, wearing a high-collared garment with folded lapels and a textured cloak, his face rendered with fine linear shading and crosshatching; concentric engraved lines fill the oval background and surrounding rectangular area, and a decorative border frames the whole image, with a circular emblem and blocks of printed layout visible beneath the oval.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B45_254

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.2Mo (10.0Mo) / 26.6cm x 35.1cm / 3137 x 4145 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portrait Italian priest Francesco Piccolomini print book illustration left page portrait ornamental frame frame monogram Jesuits right page biography Latin Italian title Rp Franciscus Piccolomineus Senensis Praepositus Generalis Viii Soc Iesu printmaker Arnold van Westerhout Italy 1751 paper engraving etching woodcut letterpress printing letterpress printed two plates two sheets glued together height 195 mm x width 152 mm height 386 mm x 535 mm Print Galeotti Niccolò Imagines praepositorum generalium Societatis Jesu delineatae et aereis formis expressae ab Arnoldo Van Westherhout addita perbrevi uniuscujusque vitae descriptione Rome Monaldini Person Francesco Piccolomini historical persons regular clerics eg Jesuits Redemptorists Ihs Iesus Hominum Salvator symbol Christ framed engraved man three-quarter view within oval medallion featuring short wavy hair mustache small beard wearing high-collared garment folded lapels textured cloak face rendered fine linear shading crosshatching concentric lines fill oval background surrounding rectangular area decorative border frames whole image circular emblem blocks printed layout visible beneath oval