Lion with Jacovacci’s coat of arms. [Repertorii di Diverse Materie di Domenico Iacovacci cavaliero dell’ habito di Calatrave Tomo I lettere A-B]

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Lion with Jacovacci’s coat of arms. [Repertorii di Diverse Materie di Domenico Iacovacci cavaliero dell’ habito di Calatrave Tomo I lettere A-B], to scale
325 × 222 mm, beside a 1.8 m figure.
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Lion with Jacovacci’s coat of arms. [Repertorii di Diverse Materie di Domenico Iacovacci cavaliero dell’ habito di Calatrave Tomo I lettere A-B]

Catalogue ID1.54
Object type drawing
Date1655
Collection Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome)
Tech. / supportink, paper, pen
Measures325 × 222 mm
Subject25F23(LION) — beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion
43C11 — hunting, chase
46A122 — armorial bearing, heraldry

The scene in the lower left, depicting a woman (possibly Diana) hunting with bow and arrows, closely resembles I-Rc Ms 2478.08, cat. 1.14. Two types of ink were used: a brown one and a black one for the background on the right. A compass was employed to draw the crescents' circular shapes; the landscape outlines are also rendered in charcoal, as is the cross-hatching on the shield. There is no emblem or motto, and the paper is of exceptionally high quality. A charcoal trace is visible in the lower left corner of the frame.

No musical work linked.

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. 412)

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