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Imagines Farnesiani Cubiculi cum ipsarum monocromatibus et ornamentis
1670-1692

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Peter Tomory, 1991
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
(1) 28.2 × 40.7 cm (image) 28.4 × 40.9 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.1 cm (backing sheet)
(2) 26.7 × 37.4 cm (image) 31.7 × 37.6 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 61.5 cm (backing sheet)
(3) 25.1 × 45.6 cm (image) (oval) 27.9 × 47.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.0 cm (backing sheet)
(4) 25.9 × 45.4 cm (image) (oval) 28.1 × 46.9 cm irreg. (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.1 cm (backing sheet)
(5) 25.2 × 51.7 cm (image) (semi-circle) 27.4 × 52.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.4 cm (backing sheet)
(6) 24.2 × 48.0 cm (image) (semi-circle) 27.2 × 49.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.0 cm (backing sheet)
(7) 25.6 × 48.8 cm (image) (semi-circle) 27.3 × 49.2 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.2 cm (backing sheet)
(8) 25.1 × 51.6 cm (image) (semi-circle) 27.8 × 52.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.6 cm (backing sheet)
(9) 28.0 × 39.2 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.7 cm (backing sheet)
(10) 31.2 × 44.2 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.0 cm (backing sheet)
(11) 26.5 × 40.0 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 71.0 cm (backing sheet)
(12)53.0 × 21.5 cm irreg. (image) 54.6 × 23.0 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 71.0 × 45.8 cm (backing sheet)
(13) 43.3 × 30.2 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platermark) 71.0 × 45.8 cm (backing sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Rome, Italy
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Borea XXVIII B.1-B.13 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
(1) printed in ink (in image) l.c.: IMAGINES / FARNESIANI CVBICVLI / CVM IPSARVM MONOCROMATIBVS ET ORNAMENTIS / ROMÆ IN ÆDIBVS SERENISS . DVCIS PARMENSIS. / AB ANNIBALE CARRACCIO ÆTERNITATI PICTÆ. / A PETRO AQVILA DELINEATÆ INCISÆ. / Io. Iaocbus de Rubeis cura, sumpti bus, ac typis editæ Romæ ad / Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū Priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink (in image) (in cartouche) u.c.: VT / POESIS / PICTVRA / DOCET.
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: 1
(2) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delin. et sculpſit.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iocobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū Priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: EMINENTISSIMO AC REV.mo (mo in superscript above . ) PRINCIPI CÆSARI D'ESTRES S.R.E. CARDINALI AMPLISSIMO. / HEROICÆ VIRTVTIS IMAGINES AB EGREGIO PICTORE ANNIBALE CARRACIO MIRA ARTIS ELEGANTIA, IN FARNESIANIS ÆDIBVS EXPRESSAS, TIBI SACRO / EMINENTISSIME PRINCEPS ; VT , CVM IPSE EARVM EXEMPLAR IN PECTORE GERAS, ALIENIS COLORIBVS TVA FACTA ADVMBRATA INTVEARIS, ET AGNOSCAS. / EM. V. Humillimus, atque Addictiſsimus Seruus Io. Iocabus de Rubeis.
printed in ink l.l.: Durum monſtrat iter VIRTVS, sed vertice summo / Laurus, et æternâ ver tibi fronde viret.
printed in ink l.c.: Dat roseas calcare vias mentita VOLVPTAS, / Sed spinæ feriunt, horrida monstra latent.
printed in ink l.r.: Alta pete o Iuuenis, pandent per sæcula nomen / Prerides doctæ: Tu quoque numen eris. / 2
(3) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus Farneſianis
printed in ink l.l.: Petrus Aquila delineauit et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iocobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templum S. Mariæ de Pace cum priu. S. Pontificis
printed in ink l.c.l.: Fortis Atlantæos humeris subijſse labores / Dicitur ALCIDES sustinuiſse polum.
printed in ink l.c.: Sol novus, occiduusque suâ ceruice pependit, / e̛t cœli longas aſtra obiere vias.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Pondera fert mundi Sapiens, dominabitur astris, / Ille suæ vitæ, qui bene fulcit onus.
printed in ink l.r.: 3
(4) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus Farneſianis
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit, et sculp·
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templū S. Mariæ de Pace cum priu. S. Pontificis.
printed in ink l.c.l.: Hic, qui dura sede, porrecto saxa leone, / Ille est ALCIDES, qui fera monſtra domat.
printed in ink l.c.: Queque tulit spectat, recubanti prælia vultu, / Setigerumque suem, tergeminumque canem.
printed in ink l.c.r.: SPHYNX monet ALCIDEN victis requiescere monstris / Dulcior est multo parta labore quies.
printed in ink l.r.: 4
(5) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus Farneſianis
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit, et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.c.l.: Monstra maris Siculi frustra dulcedine cantus / DVLICHIVM mulcēt insidiosa ducem.
printed in ink l.c.: Ille trabi vinetus diuina PALLADIS arte, / Nauigat, et socios illita cera iuuat.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Iam non monstra nocent, si sit Prudentia, si te / SIRENVM ad cantus, vinxerit ipsa nodis.
printed in ink l.r.: 5
(6) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus Farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit, et sculpſit.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templum S. Mariæ de Pace cum priu. Sum. Pontificis
printed in ink l.c.l.: Aspice non fessos per sæua incendia fratres / Sustinet hic matrem, sustinet ille patrem.
printed in ink l.c.: AMPHINOMVS pius est alter pius alter ANAPVS; / O decus, o siculi gloria prima soli.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Obsequiosa suas cessit queis Aetna fauillas, / Cessit, et ardentes Mulciber ipse faces.
printed in ink l.r.: 6
(7) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit, et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.c.l.: PERSEVS anguicomæ ferro secat ora MEDVSÆ, / Spernere diuinas PALLADIS ausa comas.
printed in ink l.c.: Obijcit horrificis clypeum Dea sospita monstris; / Spectat in aduerso PERSEVS ære caput.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Discite Mortales moniti non spernere Diuos: / e̛nse ferit stricto vindicis ira Dei.
printed in ink l.r.: 7
(8) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus Farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templū. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.c.l.: Humanâ socios formâ spoliauit VLISSIS. / CIRCE, queis dederat mixta venena mero.
printed in ink l.c.: Pocula nunc sumens Heros Laërtius, illi / Herbarum succis fert pius Arcas opem.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Non Lernæa timet, non tartara toxica Ditis / Qui diuina bibit pharmaca, tutus erit.
printed in ink l.r.: 8
(9) printed in ink u.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus Farneſianis
printed in ink u.r.: Petrus Aquila delineauit, et sculp.
printed in ink u.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cum priu. Sum. Pontificis
printed in ink l.r.: 9 (trimmed)
(10) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carracius pinx. in Ædibus farneſianis
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delin. et sculpſit.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.r.: 10
(11) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinxit in Ædibus Farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delineau. et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.r.: 11
(12) printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus farneſianis
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delin. et. Sculpſit.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.r.: 12
(13) printed in ink c.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus Farnesianis
printed in ink c.r.: Petrus Aquila delin. et sculp.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. / S. Mariæ de Pace cū priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.r.: 13
Accession Number
P110.1-13-1991
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Peter Tomory, 1991
Gallery location
Not on display