The dal pozzo collection was visited by numerous scholars, collectors and men ofletters, both during cassianos lifetime and that of his younger brother, carlo antonio 160689. Project of cassiano dal pozzo for the spreading of leonardos works. Giovanni battista ferrari and cassiano dal pozzo, in cassiano 1987 thc interested reader will find a much expanded range of references and documentation there, as. Cassiano dal pozzos drawings of citrus fruits david freedberg to claim that giovanni battista ferraris hesperides, published in rome in 1646, i is one of the greatest and most compendious citrological treatises ever written may not, these days, arouse more than passing attention. Cassiano died in 1657, the collection remained in his house behind s. Giovanni battista ferrari and cassiano dal pozzo, in. Cassiano dal pozzo 15881657 johann joachim wincklemann 17171768 alexander gottlieb baumgarten. Il pozzo garantisce il rifornimento idrico al villaggio. Cassiano commissioned artists to make drawings, many in watercolour, on paper directly from observation of specimens, as objective, scientific studies.
In october 2001 the latest two of the five volumes from this series published to date were launched at a reception hosted by the prince of wales at windsor castle. Lost mosaics and frescoes of rome of the mediaeval period. Drawing from cassiano dal pozzos museo cartaceo ilab. Insieme con il primogenito francesco egli venne avviato dal padre al servizio dei duca di savoia carlo ii. Cassiano dal pozzos print collection was unique in its scope and organisation. Pirro ligorio, cassiano dal pozzo and the republic of letters. Cassiano dal pozzo 15881657 nicolas poussin, peintre. The paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo is a the sixteenth century. University of california press rq ehkdoi ri wkh society of.
Secretaire du cardinal francesco barberini, il etait aussi antiquaire, collectionnant les. He was the uncle of cassiano dal pozzo between his many works, he ordered to build the homonym chapel in the camposanto monumentale in pisa 1594, he made the collegio puteano to host some students from. He came from the noble family of dal pozzo della cisterna of biella. The collection became a visual encyclopedia, before the age of photography, of architecture, zoology and botany, ornithology, geology, as well as antiquities, an attempt to depict a wide breadth of human knowledge in visual form. Media in category cassiano dal pozzo the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. It passed to carlo antoniok son and grandson, but was sold in 1703 to pope clement xi, who resold it in 1714 to his. The dal pozzo collection was visited by numerous scholars, collectors and men ofletters, both during. Three watercolours from the paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo. Natural history hmpmb the museo cartaceo paper museum is a collection of some 10,000 watercolours, drawings and prints, assembled during the seventeenth century by the roman patron and collector cassiano dal pozzo and his brother carloantonio. Dal pozzo, cassiano senior in dizionario biografico. The museo cartaceo, or paper museum, is a collection of more than 7,000 watercolours, drawings and prints, assembled during the seventeenth century by the famous roman patron and collector, cassiano dal pozzo, and his brother carlo antonio dal pozzo. Cassiano dal pozzo, extreme unction final anointing has long been considered by critics to be the finest work from one of the most remarkable series of paintings ever conceived.
The painting is of critical importance to the study of western art. The paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo and the topham collection of drawings. Cassianos lifetime and that of his younger brother. This was a vast visual encyclopaedia of the ancient and natural worlds, consisting of thousands of drawings and prints. Carlo antonio dal pozzo 15471607 was an italian prelate, who was archbishop metropolitan of the pisa diocese. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The secretary of cardinal francesco barberini, he was an antiquary in the classicizing circle of rome, and a longterm friend and patron of nicolas poussin, whom he supported from his earliest arrival in rome. The paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo warburg institute. Amongst english visitors to the dal pozzo residence were john evelyn, who in 1644 was particularly impressed by the choyce designes and drawings in the. It depicts a dying man being anointed with oil in accordance with the rites of the early church. Punning on dal pozzos name, johannes faber friend of federico. Corona tessute di varia eruditione sacra, morale, e profana. Cassiano dal pozzo, natural historian and cassiano dal pozzo s drawings of citrus fruits.
The dal pozzo collection was visited by numerous scholars, collectors and men ofletters, both during cassiano s lifetime and that of his younger brother, carlo antonio 160689. Some 3,000 prints are known, in nine albums and many loose impressions mainly divided between the british library and the royal library at windsor castle. Pdf materia medica in the seventeenthcentury paper museum of. Henrietta mcburney describes the history of the paper museum, and the project to catalogue it. Pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. These three watercolours once formed part of the museo cartaceo or paper museum assembled by the 17thcentury roman antiquarian and collector cassiano dal pozzo 15881657. Aronberg, seventeenthcentury barberini documents and inventories of art new york, c. One year later, pozzo assisted him in securing the commission for the martyrdom of st. The paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo understanding. Drawing from cassiano dal pozzo s museo cartaceo vincenzo leonardi rome 15891590 after 1646 an early imperial marble altar or statue base, carved with bovine heads supporting a heavy filleted garland drawing in pencil, pen and brown ink with wash, 293. Le straordinarie raccolte di cassiano dal pozzo 15881657, rome galleria past. Media in category museum chartaceum the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Pdf nicolas poussin, cassiano dal pozzo and the roman art.
An early imperial marble altar or statue base, carved. Cassiano dal pozzo and his entourage of artists, editors, publishers and engravers, in the years between 1634 and 1643, in an investigation that closely considers also the participation of nicolas poussin and pierfrancesco alberti in the realization of the drawings for that. Freedberg find, read and cite all the research you. Fu cassiano dal pozzo, in occasione del suo viaggio in francia, ad attribuire il nome di gioconda al capolavoro di leonardo da vinci, che il vasari aveva chiamato monna lisa in realta, gia giovanni paolo lomazzo, nel suo trattato dellarte della pittura etc. The erbario miniato and other drawings the paper museum of cassiano dal pozzo. Cassiano dal pozzo 1588 22 october 1657 was an italian scholar and patron of arts.
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