Proportions
Company resting in a garden. A servant offering food
Sospira mio core chi sa
| Catalogue ID | 1.32 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660) |
| Object type | miniature |
| Date | 1652 |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection |
Biblioteca Casanatense (Rome) Giuseppe Baini (1775-1844) (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-Rc Ms2478.26 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, graphite, paper, pen |
| Measures | 60 × 80 mm |
| Subject | 25H11 — mountains 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city 31A235 — sitting figure 41A772 — container of stone: stone vase 41C111 — giving food |
This image depicts a group of pilgrims resting and receiving refreshments along their journey. On the left, near a monumental urn, men, women, and children offer food and drinks to travellers. In the foreground, two weary pilgrims lounge on the grass. In the distance, a church and several figures suggest the destination of their spiritual journey. The scene conveys hospitality, charity, and communal care in a peaceful countryside setting.
- Cantata
- Sospira mio core chi sa
- Composer
- Giovanni Marciani (c. 1605-1663)
- Manuscript
- Casanatense cantata album — I-Rc Ms2478
- CLORI
- https://cantataitaliana.it/scheda/801
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.
Biblioteca Casanatense — 1844–nowadays current
Giuseppe Baini (1775-1844) — 1844
