Pope Sixtus V Kneeling in Prayer

attributed to Ventura Salimbeni, 1589

This penetrating portrait of Pope Sixtus V is the result of a collaboration between three young artists in Rome. The sculptor Prospero Bresciano, mentioned in the print as the designer, probably made the model in clay. Giuseppe Cesari recorded this in a drawing that is now kept in the Teylers Museum in Haarlem. It is after that drawing that Salimbeni made the etching, probably his first.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2017-858-3
  • Dimensionsheight 438 mm x width 314 mm
  • Physical characteristicsetching

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pope Sixtus V Kneeling in Prayer

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2017-858-3

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2760

  • Catalogue reference

    • Bartsch 1
    • LeBlanc 1
    • The Illustrated Bartsch 1

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: attributed to Ventura Salimbeni
    • after drawing by Giuseppe Cesari (attributed to)
    • after drawing by Prospero Bresciano (attributed to)
    • after design by Prospero Bresciano (mentioned on object), Rome

  • Dating

    1589

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    etching

  • Dimensions

    height 438 mm x width 314 mm

Explanatory note

  • Een tekening in het Teylers Museum te Haarlem (inv.nr. C28)toegeschreven aan Giuseppe Cesari detto il Cavalier d'Arpino, heeft mogelijk als voorbeeld gediend voor deze prent. De compositie is gerelateerd aan een sculptuur in de basiliek van de Santa Maria Maggiore te Rome, uitgevoerd in marmer door Giovanni Antonio Paracca detto Il Valsoldo. Toeschrijving van de prent aan Ventura Salimbeni dankzij Jamie Gabbarelli.

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2016-12-22

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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