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[“Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem”] Landscape with the Virgin Mary standing on a moon crescent
| Catalogue ID | 1.45 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | [1638] 1655 |
| Collection | Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-RVat Ott.lat.2550; 6r |
| Tech. / support | ink, paper, pen |
| Subject | 11F232 — 'Immaculata', 'Purisima': Mary, usually standing on a crescent moon, descending from heaven, exempt from original sin (sometimes trampling serpent) 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city |
You have protected me from the assembly of the wicked, from the multitude of those who work iniquity. This is reminiscent of biblical Psalms, particularly Psalm 63 (64):3 in the Latin Vulgate: “Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.” It expresses a plea or gratitude for divine protection against evildoers and those who commit injustice. May refer to Jacovacci’s imprisonment.
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. 22)
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. 407)
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