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Imagines Farnesiani Cubiculi cum ipsarum monocromatibus et ornamentis
1670-1692

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