Don Pedro of Aragon
Wax Relief
ca. 1665-1671 (made)
ca. 1665-1671 (made)
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This is a coloured wax model made by Fra Ilario de Rossi in Italy in about 1665 to 1671. The model is in two compartments and representing Don Pedro of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, on horseback and in the other division is his patron, S. Eustace. There is a Latin inscription that reveals that the maker of the wax Fra Ilario de' Rossi gave it to Don Pedro de Aragona and his wife Doña Ana de Cordova, as a gift and to show his devotion.
Don Pedro was appointed Viceroy of Naples shortly after the death of King Philip IV of Spain in 1665. He was a keen collector of pictures and statues, too keen indeed, for he sent some sculptures and paintings taken from Naples, some of which were public property, to adorn his gallery in Madrid. The maker Fra Ilario was an amateur. He was a Franciscan friar with a degree of master in theology. He was clearly an accomplished amateur, for the relief is skillfully composed. The relief is yet another illustration of the important role of the amateur on the practice of wax-modelling as a fine art.
Don Pedro was appointed Viceroy of Naples shortly after the death of King Philip IV of Spain in 1665. He was a keen collector of pictures and statues, too keen indeed, for he sent some sculptures and paintings taken from Naples, some of which were public property, to adorn his gallery in Madrid. The maker Fra Ilario was an amateur. He was a Franciscan friar with a degree of master in theology. He was clearly an accomplished amateur, for the relief is skillfully composed. The relief is yet another illustration of the important role of the amateur on the practice of wax-modelling as a fine art.
Object details
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| Title | Don Pedro of Aragon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wax model representing in high relief |
| Brief description | Wax, model, painted, of Don Pedro of Aragon, by Fra Ilario de'Rossi, Italian (Naples), ca. 1665-1671 |
| Physical description | Painted wax model representing in high relief in two compartments, Don Pedro of Aragon, on horseback, attended by a riderless horse, with architectural background. in the other division is his patron, S. Eustace, in adoration before the stag which appeared to him bearing a crucifix between its antlers. This model is in a tortoiseshell and ebony glazed case. |
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| Object history | Bought in 1870. |
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| Summary | This is a coloured wax model made by Fra Ilario de Rossi in Italy in about 1665 to 1671. The model is in two compartments and representing Don Pedro of Aragon, Viceroy of Naples, on horseback and in the other division is his patron, S. Eustace. There is a Latin inscription that reveals that the maker of the wax Fra Ilario de' Rossi gave it to Don Pedro de Aragona and his wife Doña Ana de Cordova, as a gift and to show his devotion. Don Pedro was appointed Viceroy of Naples shortly after the death of King Philip IV of Spain in 1665. He was a keen collector of pictures and statues, too keen indeed, for he sent some sculptures and paintings taken from Naples, some of which were public property, to adorn his gallery in Madrid. The maker Fra Ilario was an amateur. He was a Franciscan friar with a degree of master in theology. He was clearly an accomplished amateur, for the relief is skillfully composed. The relief is yet another illustration of the important role of the amateur on the practice of wax-modelling as a fine art. |
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| Accession number | 292-1870 |
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| Record created | August 29, 2008 |
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