[“Non obliviscar”]
| Catalogue ID | 1.49 |
|---|---|
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | [1640] 1655 |
| Collection | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome) |
| Tech. / support | ink, paper, pen |
| Subject | 25F23(LION)(+62) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animal(s) being wounded) 25I — city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions 45C15(ARROW) — archer's weapons: arrow 86(NON OBLIVISCAR) — proverbs, sayings, etc. (NON OBLIVISCAR) |
“I will not forget” An injured lion is chained, resting on the ground. The fortress on the right has its flag removed. Might be an idealized representation of Jacovacci’s exile that ended in 1640.
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. 409)
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