ID: 700000548 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000548	Record Type: Movable Work

Facciata della chiesa per l'eseqvie della ma.ta dell'imp.re Fer.o II (etching (print); Della Bella, Stefano (etcher, 1610-1664); published 1637; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 554294; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 248))

Note: Impressions of the etching were issued with Francesco Rondinelli's description of the obsequies: Eseqvie della maesta cesarea dell'imperadore Ferdinando II ... (Firenze : Nella Stamperia De Massi e Landi, [1638]); The print shows the facade of the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, decorated by Alfonso Parigi for the obsequies "in absentia" of Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand II, celebrated by Ferdinando II on April 2, 1637; The facade is adorned with the double-headed eagle and the coat of arms of the House of Habsburg. A winged figure of Fame stands above the central portal, blowing a trumpet. Four monumental skeletons with helmets and lances, two on horseback, guard the portals; Library has another impression of the etching bound into Francesco Rondinelli's funeral book: Eseqvie della Maesta Cesarea dell'imperadore Ferdinando II ..; Forms part of the Collection of festival prints, 1530-1887 (Special Collections accn. no. P910002**).publication : A.no 1637

Titles:

Facciata della chiesa per l'eseqvie della ma.ta dell'imp.re Fer.o II (preferred,C,U,RP,Italian-P,U,U)

Decorations by Alfonso Parigi for the façade of San Lorenzo, Florence, for the obsequies of Emperor Ferdinand II on 2 April 1637 (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)

prints (visual works) [300041273]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: published 1637

Creator Display:

Della Bella, Stefano (etcher, 1610-1664) [preferred,GRISC]

printmaker Bella, Stefano della (Italian engraver and draftsman, 1610-1664) [500018966]

publishers Stamperia De Massi e Landi (Italian printmaking studio, active by 1637) [500353796]

artist Parigi, Alfonso, II (Italian architect, scenographer and printmaker, 1606-1656) Extent: work depicted [500015283]

author Rondinelli, Francesco (Italian author, 1589-1665) [500353797]

Locations:

Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 554294; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 248)

Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections

Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

Display Materials: 1 print: etching

	prints (visual works) [300041273]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

	etching (printing process) [300053241]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

Dimensions: plate mark 24 x 21.6 cm, on sheet ca. 28.9 x 25.4 cm

General Subject:

events (preferred)

architecture

history and legend

Specific Subjects:

	architectural ornament [300378995]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <surface elements and surface element components>, surface elements (architectural)) (AAT)

	façade [300002526]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, enclosing structural elements, <walls and wall components>, walls, <walls by location or context>, exterior walls, <façades and façade components>) (AAT)

	ephemeral structure [300007997]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by design>) (AAT)

	San Lorenzo [700000163]
	.....(San Lorenzo [700000163], Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures [700009563], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (Holy Roman emperor, 1578-1637) [500353798]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	architecture (object genre) [300263552]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications)) (AAT)

	Ferdinando II, Grand-Duke of Tuscany (Italian noble, patron, 1610-1670) [500339079]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	funeral decorations [300378993]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, festival decorations) (AAT)

	funeral rites [300069162]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, cultural ceremonies, rites of passage) (AAT)

	depictions (visual works) [300248231]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, <visual works by form of image>) (AAT)

	festivals (celebrations) [300073472]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, celebrations) (AAT)

	burial [300263485]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events) (AAT)

	death [300151836]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), personal life events) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Facciata della chiesa per l'eseqvie della ma.ta dell'imp.re Fer.o II Alfo:vs Parigi.vs inv. ; Stef.vs della Bella deli et f.

State: State 2 (cf. de Vesme)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Facciata della chiesa per l'eseqvie della ma.ta dell'imp.re Fer.o II	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 554294
Decorations by Alfonso Parigi for the façade of San Lorenzo, Florence, for the obsequies of Emperor Ferdinand II on 2 April 1637	........ [VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) note

Subject: ....... [VP,GRISC]

....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

....................... de Vesme 75

Note:
English	..... [VP,GRISC]
	..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)