Proportions
Lion holding Domenico Jacovacci's coat of arms. Landscape with a city in the background.
REPERTORII DI DIVERSE MATERIE DI DOMENICO IACOVACCI CAVALIERO DELL’HABITO DI CALATRAVE TOMO X LETTERE T V X Z
| Catalogue ID | 1.63 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660); Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | 1655? |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-RVat Ott.lat.2564 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, chalk, paper, pen |
| Measures | 258 × 193 mm |
| Subject | 25F23(LION) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion 25H213 — river 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city 46A122 — armorial bearing, heraldry |
A lion supporting a coat of arms is depicted with a cityscape in the background, traversed by a river. Although the city is evidently imaginary, it includes numerous architectural elements that evoke Rome, such as the Ponte Rotto on the left and a monumental column on the right, possibly alluding to either the Column of Marcus Aurelius or that of Trajan. Along the road leading into the city, various wayfarers can be seen.
Lion type b), head to the left, with parallel front paws.
REPERTORII DI | DIVERSE MATERIE | DI | DOMENICO IACOVACCI | CAVALIERO | DELL’HABITO | DI | CALATRAVE | TOMO X | LETTERE | T V X Z
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
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