Légende

Portrait of the Italian priest Giovanni Paolo Oliva, 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., inscription: 'Electus In Congrega: Generali II:, 7 July 1661 Obijt 26:, Novemb. 1681 aetatis 81', title: 'RP JOANNES PAULUS OLIVA GENUENSIS PRAEPOSITUS GEN. XI. SOCIE. 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 202 mm x width 151 mm, height 344 mm x width 509 mm, Print used in: Galeotti, Niccolo. Imagines praepositorum generalium Societatis Jesu, delineatae, et aereis formis expressae ab Arnoldo Van Westherhout, addita perbrevi uniuscujusque vitae descriptione. Rome: Monaldini, 1751., Person, Giovanni Paolo Oliva, IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator'), symbol of Christ, A detailed engraved portrait shows an older man with short hair and visible facial lines, depicted from the shoulders up and facing slightly to the viewer's right, wearing a dark, high-collared garment with folds and textured shading; his eyes are open and his expression is neutral. The portrait sits inside an oval frame with concentric engraved lines, surrounded by decorative rectangular borders and a patterned background of parallel lines. Below the oval is a rectangular panel containing a circular emblem with a symbol of a cross and radiating elements, flanked by columns of small handwritten-style entries, all set within a wider ornamental border that includes corner flourishes.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B45_255

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.5Mo (9.5Mo) / 27.0cm x 35.7cm / 3186 x 4219 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portrait Italian priest Giovanni Paolo Oliva print book illustration left page portrait ornamental frame frame monogram Jesuits right page biography Latin Italian inscription Electus Congrega Generali II 7 July 1661 Obijt 26 Novemb 1681 aetatis 81 title Rp Joannes Paulus Oliva Genuensis Praepositus Gen Xi Socie Iesu printmaker Arnold van Westerhout Italy 1751 paper engraving etching woodcut letterpress printing letterpress printed two plates two sheets glued together height 202 mm x width 151 mm height 344 mm x 509 mm Print Galeotti Niccolo Imagines praepositorum generalium Societatis Jesu delineatae et aereis formis expressae ab Arnoldo Van Westherhout addita perbrevi uniuscujusque vitae descriptione Rome Monaldini Person Giovanni Paolo Oliva Ihs Iesus Hominum Salvator symbol Christ detailed engraved older man short hair visible facial lines depicted shoulders up facing slightly viewer's right wearing dark high-collared garment folds textured shading eyes open expression neutral portrait sits inside oval frame concentric lines surrounded decorative rectangular borders patterned background parallel lines oval rectangular panel containing circular emblem cross radiating elements flanked columns small handwritten-style entries set within wider ornamental border includes corner flourishes