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Paul V, Alexander VII, and a Fountain by Nicolò Cordier Rediscovered

12/1991 | 1065 | 133

Pages: 833-843

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Author:

Freiberg, Jack (Freiberg, Jack)

Subjects

artists:

Cordier, Nicolas

buildings:

Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome, Italy

dates:

1600-1699

patrons:

Paul V, Pope, 1552-1621

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

French sculpture / Italian sculpture / Fountains

subjects:

Documents

subjects:

Cupid / Love / Iconography

Illustrations

Attributed works:

30. Cupid Fountain. (Ospedale di Santo Spirito, Palazzo del Commendatore, Rome). 31 and 32. Two Views of Cupid with Marine Dragons, by Nicolò Cordier, Detail of Fig.30.

Attributed works:

33. Belvedere Gardens, by Giovanni Battista Ricci. Fresco. (Biblioteca Vaticana, Sale Paoline, Vatican).

Attributed works:

34. Cupid with Trident, by Tommaso Piroli, after Raphael. Engraving, 13.8 by 18.4 cm. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).

Attributed works:

35. 'Throne of Neptune', by Marco Dente. Engraving, after an Ancient Relief in San Vitale, Ravenna. 17.6 by 34.8 cm. (British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

38. Cupid Fountain, by Domenico Parasacchi. Engraving, 19.5 by 15 cm. (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome).

Attributed works:

39. Entrance to the Vatican Palace, by Martino Ferrabosco 1620. Engraving (Detail). (Formerly Albertina, Vienna).

Western art unattributed:

36. Marine Sarcophagus. (Musei Vaticani, Cortile della Pigna, Rome).

Western art unattributed:

37. Neptune with Sea Horses. Engraving after Perino del Vaga. 23.2 by 15.5 cm. (The British Museum, London).

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