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Editorial
Boughton’s heavenly visions
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 327-329
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1. Boughton House, Northamptonshire. (Photograph The Duke of Buccleugh & Queensberry, K.T., and Trustees of the Buccleugh Chattels Trust)
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2. Ceiling of the third state room, Grand Apartment, Boughton House (after conservation), by Louis Cheron. 1695-1707. Oil on plaster, 8 by 5 m. (Photograph the Perry Lithgow Partnership Ltd.)
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3. Vulcan catching Mars and Venus in his net, by Louis Cheron. c. 1695. Oil on paper on canvas, 49.5 by 39.1 cm. (Tate)
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4. Detail of Fig. 2
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5. Louis Cheron, by Aubert. 18th century. Engraving. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Article
Four wooden ceilings from the Torrijos Palace, Toledo
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1272–1289
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Author:
McSweeney, Anna (McSweeney, Anna)
Author:
Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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10. Tile panel possibly from the Torrijos Palace. Attributed to Hernando de Loaysa, Talavera de la Reina, c.1600. Tin-glazed earthenware. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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19. Groundplan of the Torrijos Palace. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 [1894], p.104; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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2. Opening page of the 1902 article on the Torrijos Palace, showing a plaster lintel above a door in the palace. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos (April 1902), p.342; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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20. Exterior façade of the Torrijos Palace, showing the portal and one of the windows with a balcony. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 (1894), p.102; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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22. Staircase in the Torrijos Palace. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 (1894), p.103; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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23. The groundplan shown in Fig.19, overlaid to show the location of the four ceilings, the main portal and the patio. (© Mariam Rosser-Owen). A. Ceiling from a room on the south-west side of Torrijos Palace, now in château de Villandry, Loire (Fig.12) B. Ceiling from a room on the north-west side of Torrijos Palace, now in the V&A (Fig.1) C. Staircase on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace (Fig.22) D. Ceiling from a room on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace, now in Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar (Fig.15) E. Ceiling from a room on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace, now in MAN (Fig.8) F. Portal on the east side of Torrijos Palace, now in Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retama (Fig.13) G. Courtyard of Torrijos Palace (Fig.4) H. Ceiling from a room on the south-east ceiling side of Torrijos Palace, now in Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco (Fig.5)
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25. The ceiling in Fig.8 shown in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, 1902. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos, April 1902, p.344).
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27. The ceiling in Fig.12 shown in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph. 1902. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos, April 1902, p.346; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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29. Diagram of an interlace panel on a strapwork carpentry ceiling, by Diego López de Arenas. (From Breve compendio de la carpintería de lo blanco y tratado de alarifes, Seville 1633, repr. 1727; National Art Library Special Collections; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. The ceiling shown in Fig.1 in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, 1905. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Archive, Central Inventory Register, 1905, MA/30/233).
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30. Diagram of cartabones by Diego López de Arenas. (From Breve compendio de la carpintería de lo blanco y tratado de alarifes, Seville 1633, repr. 1727; National Art Library Special Collections; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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6. Plaster cast of the frieze originally below the ceiling shown in Fig.1, c.1910. Plaster, each section approx. 150 by 110 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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1. A ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding; with modern plaster of Paris panels, width 6 m. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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11. Friezes from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster, 133 by 312 by 8 cm. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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12. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding, width approx. 5.5 m. (château de Villandry, Loire; photograph Frédéric Paillet).
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13. Portal from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. (Chapel, Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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14. Plinth for a statue of the Virgin on the altar of the chapel at Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar, made from part of the ceiling shown in Fig.15. Early sixteenth century, carved wood. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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15. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. Early sixteenth century. Carved wood. (Chapel, Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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16. Ceiling in the grandest room of the palace at Ocaña. 1475–80. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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17. Ceiling in the Throne Hall of the Comares Palace, Alhambra, Granada. 1350. Wood, including pine and cedar, with painting, 11.3 by 11.3 m. (Photograph Simon Lane).
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18. Portal of the Colegiata del Santísimo Sacramento, Torrijos. 1509–18. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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21. Staircase in the palace at Ocaña. 1475–80. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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24. Panel from a frieze in the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster, 38 by 55 by 4 cm. (Museo Santa Cruz, Toledo; photograph Mariam Rosser-Owen).
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26. Section of the frieze from the ceiling shown in Fig.8. c.1490. Plaster. (Casa Platón Páramo, Oropesa; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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28. Exterior of the ceiling shown in Fig.8. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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4. Courtyard of the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, c.1904. (Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, VN-10440).
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5. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, including pine and walnut, with painting and gilding, width 5.72 m. (Museum of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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7. Panel from the original frieze below the ceiling shown in Fig.1. c.1490. Plaster, 29.5 by 58 by 5.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding; 5.5 by 5.5 m. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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9. Lintel and doorway from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster. (Casa Platón Páramo, Oropesa; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
Article
Global mission iconography in the Jesuit Church in Innsbruck (1636–66)
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 658-672
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Author:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
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1. St Francis Xavier and the miracle of the crab. Second half of the seventeenth century. Oil on canvas. (Chapel of St Francis Xavier, Church of the Holy Trinity, Innsbruck).
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10. Design for the Francis Xavier altar, by Bartolomäus von Opstal. c.1666. Bistre, graphite, wash and reddish and ochre pigments on paper, 16.2 by 21 cm. (Archives of the Jesuit College, Innsbruck).
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11. Detail of Fig.5.
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12. Design for the Francis Xavier altar, by Bartolomäus von Opstal. c.1666. Black ink and reddish pigment on paper, 43.4 by 29.8 cm. (Archives of the Jesuit College, Innsbruck).
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13. Design for the Francis Xavier altar, by Bartolomäus von Opstal. c.1666. Black ink, reddish pigment and wash on paper, 42.2 by 24.1 cm. (Archives of the Jesuit College, Innsbruck).
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15. This illustration shows us the people and island which have been discovered by the Christian King of Portugal, by Johann Froschauer. 1505. Woodcut. (From A. Vespucci: Mundus Novus, Augsburg; Bridgeman Images).
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17. Detail of Fig.5.
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2. Vault of the Chapel of St Francis Xavier, Church of the Holy Trinity, Innsbruck, by Georg Braun and others. 1636. Stucco and gilding.
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4. Martyrdom of the Japanese saints Paul Miki, James Kisai and John de Goto, by Paul Pock. 1644. Oil on canvas, height 400 cm. (Church of the Holy Trinity, Innsbruck).
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5. Altar of the Chapel of St Francis Xavier, Church of the Holy Trinity, Innsbruck, by Bartholomäus von Opstal. 1666–68. Marble and gilded bronze, 690 by 400 cm. The altarpiece is Francis Xavier baptising an Indian nobleman, attributed to Heinrich Schönfeld. 1670. Oil on canvas, 250 by 175 cm.
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6. Detail of Fig.2, showing the map of India.
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7. A figure of the East Indies and adjacent islands. Hand-coloured engraving, 36 by 48.5 cm. From A. Ortelius: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp 1570. (Boston Public Library).
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8. A depiction of the islands of Japan. Hand-coloured engraving, 36 by 48.5 cm. From A. Ortelius: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp 1595. (Sanderus Antiquariaat, Ghent).
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9. Detail of Fig.2, showing the map of Japan.
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Xavierius’s dream of bringing help to the Indies, by Abraham van Diepenbeek. Engraving, 10.5 by 13.5 cm. (From Imago Primi Saeculi Societatis Iesu, Antwerp 1640).
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14. Design for the Francis Xavier altar. c.1666. Bistre, graphite and wash on paper. 44.9 by 30.9 cm. (Archives of the Jesuit College, Innsbruck).
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16. Design for a sculpture of St Francis Xavier for the Francis Xavier Altar. c.1666. Graphite, black ink and wash on paper, 42 by 24 cm. (Archives of the Jesuit College, Innsbruck).
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3. Plan of the Jesuit (now the University) Church, Innsbruck. 1781. Ink and watercolour on paper, 73.5 by 52 cm. (Tiroler Landesarchiv).
Article
A modello by James Thornhill for Addiscombe House, Surrey
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1028-1033
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Marandet, François (Marandet, François)
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1. Allegory of the days, here identified as a modello for the ceiling painting of the staircase hall at Addiscombe House, Surrey, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Oil on canvas, diameter 59 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen).
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10. Addiscombe House, Surrey, photographed in 1859, from H.M. Vibart: Addiscombe and its Heroes and Men of Note, London 1894, p.19.
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11. Bacchus and Ariadne, design for the ceiling painting of the Saloon at Addiscombe House, Surrey, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Graphite, ink and wash, 24 by 33 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group below the figure of Apollo.
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3. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Diana.
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4. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Mercury.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Mars.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Jupiter, Juno and Venus.
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7. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Saturn.
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8. William and Mary presenting the cap of liberty to Europe, by James Thornhill. c.1710. Oil on canvas, 96 by 66 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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9. Allegory of the days, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Ink and black crayon on paper, 35 by 23 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Tiepolo in Milan: The Lost Frescoes of Palazzo Archinto. Frick Collection, New York
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 583-585
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Brown, Beverly Louise (Brown, Beverly Louise)
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7. The coronation of Henry VII in Milan in 1311, by Giambattista Tiepolo. c.1725– 30. Black chalk on paper, 7.7 by 15.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Frick Collection, New York).
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8. Perseus and Andromeda, by Giambattista Tiepolo. c.1730– 31. Canvas, 51.8 by 40.6 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
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9. Apollo and Phaëton, by Giambattista Tiepolo (?). Canvas, 98.1 by 73.6 cm. (Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham; exh. Frick Collection, New York).
Book Review
Apogeo e fine del Medioevo (La Pittura Medievale a Roma, 312–1431. Corpus VI). Edited by Serena Romano
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1066-1067
Book Review
Making Majesty: The Throne Room at Dublin Castle, A Cultural History. Edited by Myles Campbell and William Derham
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 880-881
Article
Pandora at Petworth House: new light on the work and patronage of Louis Laguerre
12/2016 | 1365 | 158
Pages: 950-955
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Author:
Hamlett, Lydia (Hamlett, Lydia)
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14. Elizabeth, Duchess of Somerset with her son, Algernon, by John Closterman. c.1690 (Petworth House, West Sussex)
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15. Pandora receiving gifts from the gods, by Louis Laguerre. c.1719 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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16. Pandora receiving gifts from the gods, by Louis Laguerre. c.1719 (Petworth House, West Sussex; photograph Lisa Stein)
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17. Pandora and Epimetheus, by Louis Laguerre. c.1719 (Petworth House, West Sussex; photograph Lisa Stein)
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18. Pandora and Epimetheus, by Sébastien Le Clerc. 1676 (British Museum, London)
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19. Elizabeth, Duchess of Somerset, riding in a triumphal carriage, by Louis Laguerre. c.1719 (Petworth House, West Sussex; photograph Lisa Stein)
Article
Vasari at Venice: The ‘Suicide of Judas’ at Arezzo, another addendum to the Corner ceiling
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 010–012
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Author:
Caporossi, Luisa (Caporossi, Luisa)
Author:
Cavigli, Rossella (Cavigli, Rossella)
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13. Suicide of Judas (Despair), by Giorgio Vasari. 1542 (Museo di Casa Vasari, Arezzo, Polo Museale della Toscana)
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14. Allegory of Hope, by Giorgio Vasari. 1542 (Lord Weidenfeld's collection, London)
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15. Photographs of the two panels in Figs.13 and 14 joined together
Article
From Venice to Newport: a painting by Giambettino ­Cignaroli lost and found
03/2015 | 1344 | 157
Pages: 181-185
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Author:
Tomezzoli, Andrea (Tomezzoli, Andrea)
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37. Venus asks the River Numicius to purify Aeneas, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Salve Regina University, Newport)
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38. Venus asks the River Numicius to purify Aeneas, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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39. Aurora leaves Tithonus, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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40. Judo adorns the peacock's tail with the eyes of Argus, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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41. The marriage of Rhea and Satan, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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42. Juno adorns the peacock's tail with the eyes of Argus, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Private collection)
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43. Venus and Vulcan, by Giambettino Cignaroli (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
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