Parentalia Mariae Clementinae Magn. Britan. Franc., et Hibern. Regin...
This is an account of the funeral celebrations for Princess Maria Clementina, daughter of James Sobieski, eldest son of the King of Poland. Maria had been married to King James II's son also called James on 28 May 1719 in Madrid. In 1725 she left the prince and retired to a monastery where she died in 1735. The text description is in Latin and Italian, printed in facing columns. The two fold out plates show the elaborate exequy structure in the church and the second her funeral procession to St Peters. The publication was sponsored by Pope Clement XII.
Artwork Details
- Title: Parentalia Mariae Clementinae Magn. Britan. Franc., et Hibern. Regin...
- Artist: Giovanni Girolamo Frezza (Italian, Canemorto 1671–ca. 1748 Rome)
- Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691–1765 Rome)
- Artist: Maximilian Joseph Limpach (Czech, active Rome ca. 1700–1730)
- Artist: Baldassare Gabbuggiani (Italian, born Florence, 1679)
- Artist: Rocco Pozzi (Italian, active 18th century)
- Publisher: Giovanni Maria Salvioni , Rome
- Published in: Bologna
- Date: 1736
- Medium: Book with engraved title page, vignettes, initials and two large fold out plates
- Dimensions: 16 9/16 × 12 3/16 in. (42 × 31 cm) overall
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.554
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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