Proportions
Lion with Domenico Jacovacci’s coat of arms. Landscape with hunting animals and man with turban.
REPERTORII DI DIVERSE MATERIE DI DOMENICO IACOVACCI CAVALIERO DELL'HABITO DI CALATRAVE. TOMO IV. LETTERE G H I.
| Catalogue ID | 1.57 |
|---|---|
| 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.2558 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, graphite, paper, pen |
| Measures | 325 × 222 mm |
| Subject | 25F23(LION) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion 25G3(PALM-TREE) — trees: palm-tree 25H213 — river 46A122 — armorial bearing, heraldry |
Set against a river landscape, the scene includes narrative details: on the left, a man in oriental attire stands under a palmtree. On the right, animals and figures animate the terrain near the riverbank. The shading suggests atmospheric depth, while the fantastical size of the heraldic creature and the theatrical framing reinforce the image’s allegorical dimension.
Lion type b), with symmetrical paws.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Guerrieri Borsoi, Maria Barbara. Domenico Jacovacci: collezionista e maestro delle strade nella Roma berniniana. Gangemi, 2017. (p. 25)
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. 413)
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