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Catafalco eretto nella Basilica Vaticana per le Solenni Esequie celebrate nella Morte del Sommo Pontefice Clemente XI
| Reference: | S52131 |
| Author | Francesco Faraone AQUILA |
| Year: | 1721 |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 360 x 570 mm |
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| Reference: | S52131 |
| Author | Francesco Faraone AQUILA |
| Year: | 1721 |
| Printed: | Rome |
| Measures: | 360 x 570 mm |
Description
CATAFALCO ERETTO NELLA BASILICA VATICANA PER LE SOLENNI ESEQUIE CELEBRATE NELLA MORTE DEL SOMMO PONTEFICE CLEMENTE XI, SEGUITA LI XIX MARZO MDCCXXI. Architettura di Filippo Barigioni.
Etching, 1721, signed on the plate lower right Francesco Aquila Sculp.
The engraving depicts the catafalque erected in the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Clement XI, born Giovanni Francesco Albani (1649-1721), celebrated on March 19, 1721. Filippo Barigioni was commissioned to build the catafalque in St. Peter's and later those of Innocent XIII (1724) and Clement XII (1740).
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the catafalque-monument became established for the funerals of sovereigns and pontiffs, an elaboration of the funerary monuments in use in the 16th century. The model of the papal catafalque arose from a sort of fusion between the imperial model with a pyramidal structure and the circular "tholos" temple of Hellenistic origin, with a series of variations determined by the prevalence of one component over the other or by the addition of compositional and decorative elements.
Francesco Faraone Aquila (or dell'Aquila) (Palermo, 1676 – Rome, 1740) was an Italian engraver who followed in the footsteps of his brother or nephew Pietro. He moved to Rome in 1690, where Pietro had already been known for decades for his work as an engraver for the capital's major engraving workshops. Pietro, who was a priest, opened the doors of Roman ecclesiastical patronage to him. Pope Clement XI commissioned what remained his greatest achievement, the engraving of the bas-reliefs of the Column of Antoninus Pius. Following the antiquarian taste that was gaining ground during the 18th century, Francesco Aquila engraved various works from the Roman classical era: statues, vases, triumphal arches, thus meeting the demand, especially from foreign visitors, mostly German and English. His portraits of his contemporaries, both painters and clerics, were also very famous. A magnificent work, printed on contemporary laid paper with margins, a small wormhole along the central fold, and widespread browning, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare.
Francesco Faraone AQUILA (Palermo 1676 circa – Roma 1740 circa)
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Francesco Faraone Aquila (or dell'Aquila) (Palermo, 1676 – Rome, 1740) was an Italian engraver who followed in the footsteps of his brother Pietro. Other sources suggest that Francesco was not Pietro Aquila's brother but rather his nephew, and chronological data may indeed confirm this second hypothesis, given that Pietro was of the previous generation and died in 1692. Little is known about his life. We know that in 1690 he moved to Rome, where his brother had already been known for decades for his work as an engraver for the capital's major engraving workshops. Pietro, who was a priest, opened the doors of Roman ecclesiastical patronage for him. Pope Clement XI commissioned him to carry out what would become his greatest achievement: the engraving of the bas-reliefs of the Column of Antoninus Pius and its pedestal. This work remains invaluable today, as the reliefs are subject to deterioration due to atmospheric agents and the loss of the column in a fire in 1759, of which only the base remains, preserved in the Vatican Museums. In 1713, Domenico de Rossi published Raccolta di vasi diversi formati da illvstri artefici antichi e di varie targhe soprapposte alle Fabbriche più insigni di Roma..". The plates of which were designed and engraved by Pharaoh Aquila. Another very important work by Francesco Aquila was the engraving of Correggio's fresco in the dome of Parma Cathedral and that of Raphael's Vatican apartments. But Gori Gandellini, in his book Notizie storici degli intagliatori (Historical News of the Engravers), leaves us a long list of engravings of paintings and frescoes, both Renaissance and Baroque, by Aquila, including those by Carlo Maratta, Francesco Albani, Lanfranco, Ciro Ferri, Pietro da Cortona, Pier Leone Ghezzi, and countless others. Following the antiquarian taste that was gaining traction during the eighteenth century, Francesco Aquila engraved various works from the Roman classical era: statues, vases, triumphal arches, thus meeting the demand, especially from foreign visitors, mostly German and English. His portraits of his contemporaries, both painters and clergy, were also very famous.
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Francesco Faraone AQUILA (Palermo 1676 circa – Roma 1740 circa)
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Francesco Faraone Aquila (or dell'Aquila) (Palermo, 1676 – Rome, 1740) was an Italian engraver who followed in the footsteps of his brother Pietro. Other sources suggest that Francesco was not Pietro Aquila's brother but rather his nephew, and chronological data may indeed confirm this second hypothesis, given that Pietro was of the previous generation and died in 1692. Little is known about his life. We know that in 1690 he moved to Rome, where his brother had already been known for decades for his work as an engraver for the capital's major engraving workshops. Pietro, who was a priest, opened the doors of Roman ecclesiastical patronage for him. Pope Clement XI commissioned him to carry out what would become his greatest achievement: the engraving of the bas-reliefs of the Column of Antoninus Pius and its pedestal. This work remains invaluable today, as the reliefs are subject to deterioration due to atmospheric agents and the loss of the column in a fire in 1759, of which only the base remains, preserved in the Vatican Museums. In 1713, Domenico de Rossi published Raccolta di vasi diversi formati da illvstri artefici antichi e di varie targhe soprapposte alle Fabbriche più insigni di Roma..". The plates of which were designed and engraved by Pharaoh Aquila. Another very important work by Francesco Aquila was the engraving of Correggio's fresco in the dome of Parma Cathedral and that of Raphael's Vatican apartments. But Gori Gandellini, in his book Notizie storici degli intagliatori (Historical News of the Engravers), leaves us a long list of engravings of paintings and frescoes, both Renaissance and Baroque, by Aquila, including those by Carlo Maratta, Francesco Albani, Lanfranco, Ciro Ferri, Pietro da Cortona, Pier Leone Ghezzi, and countless others. Following the antiquarian taste that was gaining traction during the eighteenth century, Francesco Aquila engraved various works from the Roman classical era: statues, vases, triumphal arches, thus meeting the demand, especially from foreign visitors, mostly German and English. His portraits of his contemporaries, both painters and clergy, were also very famous.
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