Proportions
Lion with Jacovacci’s coat of arms
| Catalogue ID | 1.58 |
|---|---|
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | 1655 |
| Collection | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome) |
| Tech. / support | brown ink |
| Measures | 320 × 220 mm |
| Subject | 24B — moon as celestial body 25F23(LION) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion 46A122 — armorial bearing, heraldry |
Orpheus seated under the trees, beyond the lion holding the coat of arms. On the left foreground some animals. The beasts are all tamed, seated and quietly listening to the musician playing.
No musical work linked.
Guerrieri Borsoi, Maria Barbara. “La Decorazione Dei Manoscritti Di Domenico Jacovacci Nel Fondo Ottoboniano Latino Della Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.” Miscellanea Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae, vol. XXII, 2015, pp. 373-431. (p. 414)
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