Proportions
Il Cacciatore. Titlepage
IL CACCIATORE POSTO INSIEMEDA DOMENICO IACOVACCI Cavaliere del Habito di CALATRAVA LIBRI V
| Catalogue ID | 1.36a |
|---|---|
| Artist | Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660); Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Gregorio Tomassini (17th century) (Formerly attributed to) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | [1648?] |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-RVat Ott.lat.1460; V |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, graphite, paper, pen |
| Measures | 392 × 268 mm |
| Subject | 25F23(LION) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion 25H213 — river 46A122 — armorial bearing, heraldry 46C24 — sailing-ship, sailing-boat 92C3 — (story of) Diana (Artemis) |
In the foreground, Diana lies on the ground beside a river, with a lion holding the Jacovacci coat of arms to her right. She is identifiable by the crescent moon on her head. Her left forearm rests on an arrow, and her gaze is directed toward the coat of arms; with her right hand, she caresses a greyhound lying next to her. Her eyes are wide open. The title is written on a sheet being pulled through the water by a dog. In the middle ground, a three-masted warship—resembling the one in cat. 1.41—is represented. To the left, a promontory rises over the water, leading to high, jagged mountains. An island with a round tower stands just offshore. In the left middle ground, a deer is pursued by a dog. Above, the sun breaks through the clouds.
Lion type a) with asymmetrical paws, though the animal is seen from the side.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Deriu, Elisabetta. BibliothEques: Equestria Delle Famiglie Barberini, Borghese, Chigi, Salviati e Del Fondo Urbinate Latino. 2023.
Guerrieri Borsoi, Maria Barbara. Domenico Jacovacci: collezionista e maestro delle strade nella Roma berniniana. Gangemi, 2017. (p. 26)
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. 417)
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