Identification title(s): pope sixtus v, kneeling in prayer. Object type: print object number: rp-p-2017-858-3. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 1, bartsch 1. Le. Blanc 1. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: ventura salimbeni (attributed to), after a drawing by: giuseppe cesari (attributed to), after a drawing by: prospero bresciano (attributed to), after a design by: prospero bresciano (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1589. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: h 438 mm × w 314 mm explanation a drawing in the teylers museum in haarlem (inv. No. C28), attributed to giuseppe cesari detto il cavalier d'arpino, may have served as an example for this print. The composition is related to a sculpture in the basilica of santa maria maggiore in rome, made in marble by giovanni antonio paracca detto il valsoldo. Attribution of the print to ventura salimbeni thanks to jamie gabbarelli. Subject: what: piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, pope, one person praying, kneeling figure. Where: santa maria maggiore. Who: sixtus v. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase december 22, 2016. Date: 1589.
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