Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: V. P. Ioseph Anchieta Soc. Iesu
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Accession number:
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72-26
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Record number:
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72-26-1
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JCB call number:
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HA738 D319v
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Image title:
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V. P. Ioseph Anchieta Soc. Iesu
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Creator 1:
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Car. Grandi
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Creator 1 role:
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del et sc.
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Place image published:
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Rom- [Rome]
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Image publisher:
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[Komarek]
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Image date:
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[1738]
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Image function:
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frontispiece
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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15.6 cm (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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9.8 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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17.8 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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11.3 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 Joseph Anchieta, surrounded by wild animals such as jaguars [?], bird, and snake. In the background a priest baptizes a native American. Also includes men in a boat. The image has a hole in the middle.
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Source creator:
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Degli Oddi, Longaro, 1685-1773
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Source Title:
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Vita del venerabil servo di Dio p. Giuseppe Anchieta della Compagnie de Gesú detto l'apostolo del Brasile ...
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Source place of publication:
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In Roma [Rome]
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Source publisher:
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Nella stamperia Komarek al Corso.
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Source date:
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MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
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notes:
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Anchieta, known as the Apostle of Brazil, was a Jesuit who 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.The engraver may be Carlo Grandi, an engraver active in the early eighteenth century.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1971.
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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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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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Indigenous peoples
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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Anchieta, José de, 1534-1597
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Subject headings:
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Jesuits -- Brazil
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