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Description: | RH, unmounted s. on plate b. l. "Callot F"; inscr on plate b. l. "Iul Parigi I"; inscr on plate t. l. "Carro d'Amore fatto in Firenze nella festa / a Cavallo per la venuta del Ser.mo Principe d'Urbine / Questo Carro conparue circondato tutto da una / invola laquale passando per mezzo de cobattenti / Saperse e mostro in un bel Soglio Amore accom. / pagnato dall' Ordinaria sua Corte, il quale comado / chesi lasciassi di combattere esi faccesse il balletto / a Cavallo. anno 1616"; inscr on plate b. l. "Iul Parigi ins Callot F" CRE CALLOT, Jacques; (French; 1592-1635) AFTER PARIGI, Gulio; (Italian; 1571-1635) State I/II. No 4 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 : CLOUD : LOVE : CUPID : GRACE : AIR : WAR OF LOVE : SET : GUERRE DE BEAUTE : MEDICI : FANTASY TO NIGHTMARE : FAT THURSDAY : PIAZZA SANTA CROCE : HOMAGE : | 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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