Proportions
Andromeda, the seamonster and Perseus
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| Catalogue ID | 1.26 |
|---|---|
| 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 Ms2478.20 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, paper, pen |
| Measures | 60 × 80 mm |
| Subject | 94P21 — Perseus and Andromeda 94P211 — Perseus kills the sea monster (or turns it into stone by showing it the Gorgon's head) to release Andromeda; sometimes her parents Cepheus and Cassiopea watch the scene |
Mythological scene of Perseus and Andromeda. The nude Andromeda is chained to a rock, threatened by a monstrous sea creature. Above, Perseus, riding Pegasus, descends to slay the beast. Ships sail in the background while onlookers gather on the opposite shore.
- Cantata
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- Composer
- Marc’Antonio Pasqualini (1614-1691)
- Manuscript
- Casanatense cantata album — I-Rc Ms2478
- CLORI
- https://cantataitaliana.it/scheda/789
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.
Jeanneret, Christine. “Roman Cantata Manuscripts (1640-80): A Musical Cabinet of Curiosities.” Musical Text as Ritual Object, Brepols, 2015, pp. 73–88.
Biblioteca Casanatense — 1844–nowadays current
Giuseppe Baini (1775-1844) — 1844
