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H Beard Print Collection

Print
1616 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Callot, Jacques (artist)
Place of origin
Europe (etched)

Print accompanied with the caption 'Monte di Parnaso fatto in firenze nella festa a Cavallo per la venuta del Serenissimo Principe d'Urbino. Si vedeva nella piu alta parte del Monte Rouere Arme del Ser.mo. Casa d'Urbino le Muse e Pallade stauano all sua Ombra ueniua Coronate delle frondi dell'istessa Rouere erano sparsi per il Monte tutti quei letterati che nomina il cortigiano con listessa corone in testa ueniua lafama su minor giogo del Monte et'apied la seguiuano cento settanta de sui ministri'; showing a reproduction of the Mount Parnassus made in Florence on the occasion of the equestrian festival held for the coming of the prince of Urbino, with men of the letters depicted standing on the mountain.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
etching
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Print accompanied with the caption 'Monte di Parnaso fatto in firenze nella festa a Cauallo per la venuta del Serenissimo Principe d'Urbino.' Etched by Jacques Callot, 1616, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Print accompanied with the caption 'Monte di Parnaso fatto in firenze nella festa a Cauallo per la venuta del Serenissimo Principe d'Urbino.' Etched by Jacques Callot, 1616.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 15.3cm
  • Print size width: 22.7cm
  • Total including mount height: 20.4cm
  • Total including mount width: 28.4cm
Summary
Print accompanied with the caption 'Monte di Parnaso fatto in firenze nella festa a Cavallo per la venuta del Serenissimo Principe d'Urbino. Si vedeva nella piu alta parte del Monte Rouere Arme del Ser.mo. Casa d'Urbino le Muse e Pallade stauano all sua Ombra ueniua Coronate delle frondi dell'istessa Rouere erano sparsi per il Monte tutti quei letterati che nomina il cortigiano con listessa corone in testa ueniua lafama su minor giogo del Monte et'apied la seguiuano cento settanta de sui ministri'; showing a reproduction of the Mount Parnassus made in Florence on the occasion of the equestrian festival held for the coming of the prince of Urbino, with men of the letters depicted standing on the mountain.
Associated objects
Other number
F.83-17 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1836-2009

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O186418/h-beard-print-collection-print-callot-jacques/
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