COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
11245
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11245
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Record number:
11245-1
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11245-1
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JCB call number:
BA683 M763v
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BA683 M763v
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Image title:
Vida Exemplae Muerte preciosa del Venerable Hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur Fundador de la Compa[ñ]a Bethleemitica [sic] en las Indais Occidentales.
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Vida Exemplae Muerte preciosa del Venerable Hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur Fundador de la Compa[ñ]a Bethleemitica [sic] en las Indais Occidentales.
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Creator 1:
Carlo Ascenti
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Carlo Ascenti
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false
Creator 1 role:
Inven.
creator1_role
Inven.
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false
Creator 2:
B. Thiboust
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B. Thiboust
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false
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
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Sculp.
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false
Place image published:
Romae [Rome]
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Romae [Rome]
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false
Image publisher:
[Nicolas Angel Tinassi]
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[Nicolas Angel Tinassi]
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false
Image date:
[1683]
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[1683]
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Image function:
frontispiece
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frontispiece
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
18.6 cm.
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18.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
13.2 cm.
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13.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
22.9 cm.
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22.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
16.4 cm.
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16.4 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
Spanish
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Spanish
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Description:
Saint Rodrigo with a knife through his head and a Spanish king, on either side of a monument, look up at the Holy Family encircled by angels. On the monument is the portrait of a woman. Seated at the foot of the monument is a native American with feathered headdress and a bow and arrow. Also includes crown, orb, sword, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, pile of coins, palm branch, and trumpet.
description
Saint Rodrigo with a knife through his head and a Spanish king, on either side of a monument, look up at the Holy Family encircled by angels. On the monument is the portrait of a woman. Seated at the foot of the monument is a native American with feathered headdress and a bow and arrow. Also includes crown, orb, sword, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, pile of coins, palm branch, and trumpet.
Description
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Source creator:
Montalvo, Francisco Antonio de, 17th cent.
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Montalvo, Francisco Antonio de, 17th cent.
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Source Title:
Vida admirable y muerte preciosa del venerable hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur fundador de la Compañia Bethlemitica en las Yndias Occidentales
source_title
Vida admirable y muerte preciosa del venerable hermano Pedro de S. Joseph Betancur fundador de la Compañia Bethlemitica en las Yndias Occidentales
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
En Roma [Rome]
source_place_of_publication
En Roma [Rome]
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false
Source publisher:
Por Nicolas Angel Tinassi Ympresor Camer.
source_publisher
Por Nicolas Angel Tinassi Ympresor Camer.
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false
Source date:
MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
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MDCLXXXIII. [1683]
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notes:
Pedro de San José de Betancourt founded the hospitaler Bethlehemites or Belemites and worked for the poor in Guatemala. He became the first Guatemalan saint in 2002. The woman in the center of the monument is the Queen Regent of Spain, Maria Ana de Austria, who ruled as the monarch for her son, Charles II, after her husband, Philip IV died. Her son, the last of the Hapsburg family and mentally handicapped, was was only 4 years old when his father died; the crown at the foot of his mother's portrait represents his monarchy. In 1672 Betancourt's successor, Brother Roderick of the Cross, obtained the confirmation of a hospital in Lima from the king of Spain and also the confirmation of the Bethlehemites from Pope Clement X. Saint Roderick, Brother Roderick's patron saint, was martyred by the Moors in ninth-century Spain. The scene of the nativity at the top of the image represents the symbol of the Bethlehemites; it is included in any images or buildings related to the order. Betancourt is credited with introducing the custom of the "posada" in Guatemala (also practiced in Mexico). On Christmas Eve, groups recreate the procession of Mary and Joseph, looking for shelter and hospitality among neighbors and friends.
notes
Pedro de San José de Betancourt founded the hospitaler Bethlehemites or Belemites and worked for the poor in Guatemala. He became the first Guatemalan saint in 2002. The woman in the center of the monument is the Queen Regent of Spain, Maria Ana de Austria, who ruled as the monarch for her son, Charles II, after her husband, Philip IV died. Her son, the last of the Hapsburg family and mentally handicapped, was was only 4 years old when his father died; the crown at the foot of his mother's portrait represents his monarchy. In 1672 Betancourt's successor, Brother Roderick of the Cross, obtained the confirmation of a hospital in Lima from the king of Spain and also the confirmation of the Bethlehemites from Pope Clement X. Saint Roderick, Brother Roderick's patron saint, was martyred by the Moors in ninth-century Spain. The scene of the nativity at the top of the image represents the symbol of the Bethlehemites; it is included in any images or buildings related to the order. Betancourt is credited with introducing the custom of the "posada" in Guatemala (also practiced in Mexico). On Christmas Eve, groups recreate the procession of Mary and Joseph, looking for shelter and hospitality among neighbors and friends.
notes
false
Time Period:
1651-1700
time_period
1651-1700
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.revuemag… (Jan. 2006)
references_
http://www.revuemag.com/article-print-82.html (Jan. 2006)
References
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
Information on the iconography of this image was provided by Coralia Anchisi de Rodriguez of the Popul Vuh Museum at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She identified Queen Maria Ana de Austria, Charles II, and the coat of arms of the Bethlehemite Order.
commentary
Information on the iconography of this image was provided by Coralia Anchisi de Rodriguez of the Popul Vuh Museum at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She identified Queen Maria Ana de Austria, Charles II, and the coat of arms of the Bethlehemite Order.
Commentary
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geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
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false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
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Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Betancourt, Pedro de, 1619-1667
subject_heads
Betancourt, Pedro de, 1619-1667
Subject headings
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