[“NEC IRA IOVIS”] Landscape with laurel tree
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[“NEC IRA IOVIS”] Landscape with laurel tree

Catalogue ID1.47
Object type drawing
Date[1639] 1655
Collection Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome)
Tech. / supportblack ink, paper, pen
Subject25G3(LAUREL) — trees: laurel
25H23 — sea (seascape)
25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
46C24 — sailing-ship, sailing-boat

The image depicts a tree, likely a laurel, with dense foliage and a straight trunk. A banner wraps around the trunk with the inscription “NEC IRA IOVIS”. Below the tree, the year 1639 is written. In the background, there is a detailed landscape featuring a fortified city, a harbor with ships, and several mounted figures riding horses, possibly soldiers. The scene is surrounded by hills and mountains, giving it a dynamic and historical atmosphere. The Latin motto NEC IRA IOVI translates into English as: Not even the wrath of Jupiter. This suggests resilience or invulnerability, even against the anger of the supreme Roman god, Jupiter (equivalent to Zeus in Greek mythology).

No musical work linked.

Guerrieri Borsoi, Maria Barbara. Domenico Jacovacci: collezionista e maestro delle strade nella Roma berniniana. Gangemi, 2017. (p. 23)

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. 408)

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