Title:the cumaean sibyl, the most celebrated in verses of virgil
engraving by gio. Folo after dom. Zampieri, il domenichino (1581-1641). Signatures below engraving:
dom. Zampiere vulgo il domenichino pinx. [domenico zampiere, commonly known as domenichino, painter]
gio. Folo del. Et sculp. Romae
[giovanni folo, draughtsman and engraver of rome]
text inscriptions:
principal latin title:
sibylla cumana virgilii versibus celebratissima
[the cumaean sibyl, the most celebrated in the verses of virgil]
italian subtitle:
all'ill. Ma sig. Ra m. Sa girolama sampieri lepri amante delle belle arti
[to my dear ms. Girolama sampieri lepri, lover of the fine arts]
latin subtitle:
romae in aedibus burghesianis adservata
[preserved in the houses of burghers of rome]
publication:
romae apud montagnani in platea pasquinii
[rome, by montagnani in piazza di pasquino]
signature:
pietro paolo montagnani d. D. D. Varia
physical description:
1 print: engraving; image 29. 3 x 23. 2 cm, plate mark 34. 4 x 24. 8 cm
contributors:
domenico zampieri, il domenichino (1581-1641): painter
giovanni folo (1764-1836): engraver
pietro paolo montagnani (1740-?): publisher
credits:
dedicated to the marchesa girolama sampieri lepri, whose husband giovanni lepri was a creditor of agnese colonna (1702-1780), wife of prince camillo borghese (1693-1763), according to agnese's will of 30 december 1763
reproduction note:
after a painting by domenico zampieri, il domenichino, in the galleria borghese, rome. In this version she holds a scroll of a musical score. In another version, in the capitoline museums, rome, she holds a scroll containing her prophesy
type/technique:
intaglio print
languages:
latin, italian. Date: circa 1790.
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