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Description: | IU s. on plate b. r. "F. Bartolozzi Sculp." inscr on pl. b. l. "Guercino inv"; inscr. on verso in pencil c. "69 [circled]" CRE BARTOLOZZI, Francesco; (Italian; 1725-1815) AFTER GUERCINO, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, (Italian; 1591-1666) PUB DALTON, Richard (English; 1715-1791) This print is one of a set of 16 by Bartolozzi from William Hunter's bequest. In 1764 Bartolozzi, hailed as Italy's best engraver, had come to England to work for Richard Dalton, Librarian to George III, on a series of 82 prints after drawings by Guercino from the Royal Collection. Following this, Bartolozzi produced a further 33 prints after drawings by other Italian masters, of which this is one. Dalton published these in small sets over the next five years.
Saints Peter and Paul were considered the fathers of the Roman church and were among the most frequently depicted saints. The drawing has not been connected with any known painting. Saint Peter, on whom Jesus said he would build his church, holds the keys of heaven which are often his attribute. Saint Paul holds a sword, symbolizing the means of his death (beheading) and the bible - the 'sword of the spirit'. Baroque art was intended to be didactic, a means of communicating biblical instruction to the illiterate. Saints, who epitomised holy living, were common subject matter (see also Glaha 8967). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | DRAWING : WINDSOR : NEW TESTAMENT : BOOK : READING : IMITATION : HUNTER VOLUME : ROYAL COLLECTION : KEY : BAROQUE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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