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The choice of Hercules
(1670-1692)
plate 2 from the Imagines Farnesiani Cubiculi cum ipsarum monocromatibus et ornamentis series, published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, Rome 1670–92
- Medium
- etching and engraving
- Measurements
- 26.7 × 37.4 cm (image) 31.7 × 37.6 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 45.8 × 61.5 cm (backing sheet)
- Place/s of Execution
- Rome, Italy
- Catalogue/s Raisonné
- Borea XXVIII B.2 ii/ii
- Edition
- 2nd of 2 states
- Printing/Publishing
- printed and published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, Rome
- Inscription
- printed in ink l.l.: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in Ædibus farneſianis.
printed in ink l.r.: Petrus Aquila delin. et sculpſit.
printed in ink l.c.: Io. Iocobus de Rubeis formis Romæ ad Templ. S. Mariæ de Pace cū Priu. S. Pont.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: EMINENTISSIMO AC REV.mo (mo in superscript above . ) PRINCIPI CÆSARI D'ESTRES S.R.E. CARDINALI AMPLISSIMO. / HEROICÆ VIRTVTIS IMAGINES AB EGREGIO PICTORE ANNIBALE CARRACIO MIRA ARTIS ELEGANTIA, IN FARNESIANIS ÆDIBVS EXPRESSAS, TIBI SACRO / EMINENTISSIME PRINCEPS ; VT , CVM IPSE EARVM EXEMPLAR IN PECTORE GERAS, ALIENIS COLORIBVS TVA FACTA ADVMBRATA INTVEARIS, ET AGNOSCAS. / EM. V. Humillimus, atque Addictiſsimus Seruus Io. Iocabus de Rubeis.
printed in ink l.l.: Durum monſtrat iter VIRTVS, sed vertice summo / Laurus, et æternâ ver tibi fronde viret.
printed in ink l.c.: Dat roseas calcare vias mentita VOLVPTAS, / Sed spinæ feriunt, horrida monstra latent.
printed in ink l.r.: Alta pete o Iuuenis, pandent per sæcula nomen / Prerides doctæ: Tu quoque numen eris. / 2 - Accession Number
- P110.2-1991
- Departments
- International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Peter Tomory, 1991
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
