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Description: | RH, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Callot F"; inscr on plate b. l. "Iul Parigi Inv"; inscr on plate t. r. "Carro del sole fatto in Firenze nella festa a Cavallo per la venuta del Sr mo Pripe d'Urbino / Era su questo carro Atlante d'altezza di braccia 12 con il gobo / Solare in Spalla, esopraui l'istesso Sole, i dodici. Segni del / Zodiaco il Serpe d'Egitto, i mesi, le quattro Stagione, l'Ore del / Giorno e della notte, e a pie del Carro caminavano Ottogiganti Etiopi d. Seibraci / d'altezza"; s. on plate b. l. "Iul Parigii Callot F. 1616" CRE CALLOT, Jacques; (French; 1592-1635) AFTER PARIGI, Gulio; (Italian; 1571-1635) State I/II. No 2 of a set of 6, this is inspired by the festival of his Highness the grand Duke of Tuscany, "The War of Beauty", and is an illustration from the book "Guerra d'Amore", by Andrea Salvadori (1591-1635), dated 1616. The festival is held in the Piazza St. Croix, Florence. Celebrating the fat Thursday before Lent, it was chosen by Cosimo II to honour his wife, Maria Magdalena, with a triumphant procession, mock battle, and equestrian ballet. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | CHARIOT : PROCESSION : FLORENCE : FESTIVAL : ITALY : ATLAS : SOLDIER : CAVALIER : SUN : ETHIOPIAN GIANT : HORSE : SET : GUERRE DE BEAUTE : FANTASY TO NIGHTMARE : MEDICI : FAT THURSDAY : PIAZZA SANTA CROCE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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