The Funeral of Monsignor Filippo Visconti, Archbishop of Milan

1802

Not on view

12 pages of unbound and unstitched wove paper, containing a title page, a portrait, 6 pages (recto and verso) of text, and 4 plates illustrating the catafalque: plan, elevation, detail of entablature, and view of the Duomo in Milan.

1. Title Page - structure with masks across the top, a caryatid on either side, and dedication at center

2. Portrait of Filippo Visconti, Archbishop of Milan - an engraving by Giacomo Mercoli after a painting by Paolo Vincenzo Borroni

3. Plate I - Plan of the catafalque, with scale in braccia and palmi below

4. Plate II - Elevation of the catafalque, with scale in braccia and piedi below

5. Plate III - Detail of entablature with measurements

6. Plate IV - View of the interior of the Duomo in Milan

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: The Funeral of Monsignor Filippo Visconti, Archbishop of Milan
Artist: Rafaello Albertolli (Italian, Bedano 1770–1812 Milan)
Artist: Ferdinando Albertolli (Italian, Bedano 1780–1844 Milan)
Artist: Giacomo Mercoli (Italian, 1745–1825)
Artist and architect: After Luigi Cagnola (Italian, 1762–1833)
Artist: After Paolo Vincenzo Borroni (Italian, Voghera 1749–1819 Voghera)
Sitter: Archbishop Filippo Visconti (Italian, died 1802)
Date: 1802
Medium: Etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions: Plate (Title page): 12 11/16 × 9 13/16 in. (32.2 × 24.9 cm)
Plate (Portrait): 10 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (27.2 × 20 cm)
Plate (Plates 1-4): 12 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (32 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/16 in. × 16 in. (54.5 × 40.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1969
Object Number: 69.604.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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