Proportions
The cave of thieves
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| Catalogue ID | 1.22 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660) |
| Object type | drawing · initial: Vignette - non allusive |
| Date | 1652 |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection | Biblioteca Casanatense (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-Rc Ms2478.16 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, paper, pen |
| Measures | 60 × 80 mm |
| Subject | 25H1191 — stalactitic cave 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city 44G521 — robber's cave 44G522 — robbery |
Bandits in an ambush near a cave, attacking travellers with clubs, shotguns, and swords.
- Cantata
- Di già dato il tributo avea l'amante
- Composer
- Venanzio Leopardi (fl. 1624-1675)
- Manuscript
- Casanatense cantata album — I-Rc Ms2478
- CLORI
- https://cantataitaliana.it/scheda/785
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Bianco, Anna. “The Master of the Roman Songbook.” Going South: Artistic Exchange between the Netherlands and Italy in the 17th Century, vol. IX, RKD & NIKI, 2023. (nr. 16)
Biblioteca Casanatense — nowadays current
