Historiated title page border of Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio
An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward. The scenes composing the remainder of the border (from top left down and around to top right) include: St. Luke painting the Virgin and Child who sit above the winged ox (the symbol of the Gospel of Luke); Mary appearing in a dream to the Pope; Pope Leo IV extinguishing the flames of a dragon as an image of Mary is carried by a procession behind him; Mary appearing before a ship in a storm at sea; Mary appearing to Emperor Henry II in the Liberian Basilica (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore); an elaborate recreation of the Cradle of Christ the Savior attributed to Queen Margaret of Spain; Pope Liberius laying the groundwork for the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore; Filippo Maria Visconti (Duke of Milan) praying to the Virgin for safety; a man, woman, and child praying before an altar with an image of Mary, while a massive candle burns beside them; the arrest of Pope Martin I; and St. Jerome writing about Mary.
Zanetti, Bartolomeo
Rome (Italy)
De Angelis, Paolo, 1580-1647
Latin
Angels
Cherubs (Art)
Popes
Saints
Basilicas
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Luke, Saint
Jesus Christ
Leo IV, Pope, -855
Liberius, Pope, -366
Martin I, Pope, -655
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, 1392-1447
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, 973-1024
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
Santa Maria Maggiore (Church : Rome, Italy)
Seventeenth century
42 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
Folio
Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris de Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio
1621 DEAN
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