Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Venerablis P. Ioseph Anchieta è Societate Iesu.
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Accession number:
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12901
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Record number:
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12901-1
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JCB call number:
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CA672 V331v /1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Venerablis P. Ioseph Anchieta è Societate Iesu.
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Place image published:
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[Lisbon]
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Image publisher:
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[Joam da Costa]
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Image date:
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[1672]
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Image function:
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plate; following preface
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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14.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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28 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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19.6 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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Latin
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Description:
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Portrait of the Jesuit, Joseph Anchieta, surrounded by wild animals such as jaguars [?], birds or parrot and eagle [?], monkey [?], grasshopper, and snake. In the background are a settlement and men in a boat.
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Source creator:
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Vasconcellos, Simão de, 1597-1671
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Source Title:
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Vida do venerauel padre Ioseph de Anchieta da Companhia de Iesu, taumaturgo do Nouo Mundo
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Source place of publication:
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Em Lisboa [Lisbon]
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Source publisher:
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Na Officina de Ioam da Costa
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Source date:
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M.DC.LXXII.[1672]
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notes:
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Anchieta, known as the Apostle of Brazil, worked among the native Americans of Brazil and was one of the co-founders of São Paulo. A poet and playwright, he was also known for his ability to preach to the animals.
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Time Period:
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1651-1700
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References:
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01461c.htm (Aug. 2003)
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References exhibitions:
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Schäffer, D. Portuguese exploration to the west, Fig. 14
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1921.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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Brazil
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Flora and fauna
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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Jesuits--Missions--Brazil
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