ID: 700000552 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000552	Record Type: Movable Work

Carro di Nettunno che diuide la battaglia (etching (print); Della Bella, Stefano (etcher, 1610-1664); published 1652; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 554299; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 262))

Note: Ordered by Grand Duke Ferdinando II of Tuscany and conceived by Tommaso Guidoni, the ballet and mock battle known as Proteo e Fama were performed in the amphitheater of the Boboli gardens. The float of Neptune was designed by Alfonso Parigi; Impressions of the etching were issued with Benedetto Rigogli's poem in verse in: Combattimento e balletto a cavallo rappresentato di notte in Fiorenza ... (In Fiorenza : Nella stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta, 1652); The print depicts the choreographic figures of the horse ballet performed in Florence on the evening of April 28, 1652 in honor of the visit of Anna de' Medici, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Sigmund Franz of Austria; Trimmed within plate mark; Forms part of the Collection of festival prints, 1530-1887 (Special Collections accn. no. P910002**). Various figures from the horse ballet; nine compartments, each showing different formations of riders on horseback for the ballet, with the triumphal car of Neptune depicted in the central compartment. 1652 (British Museum's description). Ordered by Grand Duke Ferdinando II of Tuscany and conceived by Tommaso Guidoni, the ballet and mock battle known as Proteo e Fama were performed in the amphitheater of the Boboli gardens. The float of Neptune was designed by Alfonso Parigi; Impressions of the etching were issued with Benedetto Rigogli's poem in verse in: Combattimento e balletto a cavallo rappresentato di notte in Fiorenza ... (In Fiorenza : Nella stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta, 1652); The print depicts the choreographic figures of the horse ballet performed in Florence on the evening of April 28, 1652 in honor of the visit of Anna de' Medici, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Sigmund Franz of Austria; Trimmed within plate mark; Forms part of the Collection of festival prints, 1530-1887 (Special Collections accn. no. P910002**). Published: [1652]

Titles:

Carro di Nettunno che diuide la battaglia (preferred,C,U,RP,Italian-P,U,U)

Choreographic figures from an equestrian ballet, Proteo e Fama (C,U,DE,undetermined,U,U)

Combattimento e balletto a cavallo (C,U,Italian,U,U)

Carro di Nettuno che divide la battaglia (C,U,Italian,U,U)

Choreographic figures from an equestrian ballet, Proteo e Fama, in the amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens, Florence, on 28 April 1652 (C,U,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 1652

Creator Display:

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

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

publishers Stamperia di S.A.S. (Italian printmaking studio, 1642-1699) [500353948]

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

choreographer Guidoni, Tommaso (Italian painter, choreographer, and designer, born 1586/1600) Extent: work depicted [500353951]

poet Rigogli, Benedetto (Italian poet, active 17th century) [500353952]

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: 554299; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 262)

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, b&w

	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: ca. 30.1 x 21.1 cm

General Subject:

events (preferred)

history and legend

literary

Specific Subjects:

	Proteo e Fama [901001668]
	.....((Specific performances, Named Events)) (ICON)

	horse ballets [300379019]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Literary and Performing Arts Works (hierarchy name), dances (performing arts compositions)) (AAT)

	Chariot of Neptune [901000225]
	.....((Roman narratives, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

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

	ballet (discipline) [300054145]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), humanities, <arts and related disciplines>, arts (broad discipline), performing arts (discipline), dance (discipline)) (AAT)

	Anna, Archduchess of Austria (Austrian archduchess, 1616-1676) [500353955]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (Austrian archduke, 1628-1662) [500353956]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Firenze [7003163]
	.....(Tuscany (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

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

	courtiers [300025449]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>) (AAT)

	Giardino di Boboli [700000369]
	.....(Giardino di Boboli [700000369], Built Works by class: landscape architecture, spaces, agricultural, and animal husbandry structures [700009571], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	history (literary genre) [300026358]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)

	equestrian ballets [300379019]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Literary and Performing Arts Works (hierarchy name), dances (performing arts compositions)) (AAT)

	pageants [300069240]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, entertainment events, performances (creative events)) (AAT)

	Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (Austrian ruler, 1630-1665) [500353964]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	visits of state [300379045]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, cultural ceremonies) (AAT)

	Giardino di Boboli [700000369]
	.....(Giardino di Boboli [700000369], Built Works by class: landscape architecture, spaces, agricultural, and animal husbandry structures [700009571], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	history (discipline) [300054394]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, <history and related disciplines>) (AAT)

	courts (social groups) [300236519]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), groups of people, social groups, circles (social groups)) (AAT)

Provenance: xxx

Inscriptions: Carro di Nettunno che diuide la battaglia

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Carro di Nettunno che diuide la battaglia	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 554299
Choreographic figures from an equestrian ballet, Proteo e Fama	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Combattimento e balletto a cavallo	........ [VP]
	........ British Museum [online] (1999-) Italian title given by BM for their impression of this print
Carro di Nettuno che divide la battaglia	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Choreographic figures from an equestrian ballet, Proteo e Fama, in the amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens, Florence, on 28 April 1652	........ [VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

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

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

....................... de Vesme 68

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