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53 - Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri Niccolò Circignani (known as “il Pomarancio”), *The Triumphs of the Militant Church, or the Glorious Struggles of the Martyrs Beloved by God for the Faith of Christ*, as compiled by the Reverend Fathers Fathers of the Society of Jesus, moderators of the German and Hungarian Colleges, at the behest of His Holiness Gregory XIII, in the Church of St. Stephen Rotunda, Rome... [Rome]: [From the press of Bartholomeus Grassi], 1583. In-4° (318x230 mm). Decorated hardcover binding. Collection consisting of a title page and 24 etched plates (222x151 mm) depicting the martyrdom of Christian martyrs. Seven illustrations are missing. The plates are numbered 1 through 31 at the bottom margin, where the name or names of the martyrs and the name of the emperor who decreed their death are inscribed. The engravings are based on the frescoes depicting scenes of martyrdom that Circignani painted between 1582 and 1583 in the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio on the wall enclosing the ambulatory. The cycle begins with the Crucifixion of Jesus, followed by the stoning of Saint Stephen, with depictions of the martyrdoms of the apostles in the background. Beautiful prints on laid paper. (1) Sheets are intact, with traces of water stains and foxing. The binding is loose, with many loose plates.
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Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri Niccolò Circignani (known as “il Pomarancio”), *The Triumphs of the Militant Church, or the Glorious Struggles of the Martyrs Beloved by God for the Faith of Christ*, as compiled by the Reverend Fathers Fathers of the Society of Jesus, moderators of the German and Hungarian Colleges, at the behest of His Holiness Gregory XIII, in the Church of St. Stephen Rotunda, Rome... [Rome]: [From the press of Bartholomeus Grassi], 1583. In-4° (318x230 mm). Decorated hardcover binding. Collection consisting of a title page and 24 etched plates (222x151 mm) depicting the martyrdom of Christian martyrs. Seven illustrations are missing. The plates are numbered 1 through 31 at the bottom margin, where the name or names of the martyrs and the name of the emperor who decreed their death are inscribed. The engravings are based on the frescoes depicting scenes of martyrdom that Circignani painted between 1582 and 1583 in the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio on the wall enclosing the ambulatory. The cycle begins with the Crucifixion of Jesus, followed by the stoning of Saint Stephen, with depictions of the martyrdoms of the apostles in the background. Beautiful prints on laid paper. (1) Sheets are intact, with traces of water stains and foxing. The binding is loose, with many loose plates.
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