COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
03814
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03814
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Record number:
03814-1
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03814-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
BA666 S245l
jcb_call_no
BA666 S245l
JCB call number
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Image title:
[Catafalque of Philip IV]
image_title
[Catafalque of Philip IV]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Mexico]
place_image_published
[Mexico]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Widow of Bernardo Calderon]
image_publisher
[Widow of Bernardo Calderon]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1666]
image_date
[1666]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; following leaf 41
image_function
fold-out plate; following leaf 41
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
38.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
38.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
26.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
26.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
43.9 cm.
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43.9 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
28.8 cm.
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28.8 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
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Description:
Catafalque erected in the cathedral of Mexico City to commemorate the death of Philip IV of Spain. Includes the funerary structure in the interior of a church. Also includes figures representing the king, angels holding candles or tapers, allegorical figures holding the sun, an orb, and baton. At the base of the catafalque are scenes from Philip IV's life including the appearances of the Virgin Mary on a crescent moon, a battle scene, a scene with a skeleton, and a representation of the pillars of Hercules flanked by a queen and king. The plinth rests on a platform made of eagles and cactus.
description
Catafalque erected in the cathedral of Mexico City to commemorate the death of Philip IV of Spain. Includes the funerary structure in the interior of a church. Also includes figures representing the king, angels holding candles or tapers, allegorical figures holding the sun, an orb, and baton. At the base of the catafalque are scenes from Philip IV's life including the appearances of the Virgin Mary on a crescent moon, a battle scene, a scene with a skeleton, and a representation of the pillars of Hercules flanked by a queen and king. The plinth rests on a platform made of eagles and cactus.
Description
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Source creator:
Sariñana y Cuenca, Isidro
source_creator
Sariñana y Cuenca, Isidro
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Llanto del Occidente en el ocaso del mas claro sol de las Españas y noticia breve de la deseada ultima dedicacion del Templo Metropolitano de Mexico ...
source_title
Llanto del Occidente en el ocaso del mas claro sol de las Españas y noticia breve de la deseada ultima dedicacion del Templo Metropolitano de Mexico ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
En Mexico
source_place_of_publication
En Mexico
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Por la Viuda de Bernardo Calderon
source_publisher
Por la Viuda de Bernardo Calderon
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1666
source_date
1666
Source date
false
notes:
A catafalque, an elaborate funerary structure, was erected in the cathedral of Mexico City on the death of Philip IV. The statue of Philip IV is shown with four statues of King Solomon, as a symbol of the perfect monarch. In the lower part of the catafalque royal insignia appear surrounded by statues of great rulers (Constantine, Charlemagne, Alexander), god and heroes of Antiquity (Theseus, Jason, Prometheus, Janus), and four female figures representing Spain. The catafalque is crowned with an image of Faith, who carries a cross in one hand and a chalice and host in the other. This engraving is one of the earliest American copperplate prints known.
notes
A catafalque, an elaborate funerary structure, was erected in the cathedral of Mexico City on the death of Philip IV. The statue of Philip IV is shown with four statues of King Solomon, as a symbol of the perfect monarch. In the lower part of the catafalque royal insignia appear surrounded by statues of great rulers (Constantine, Charlemagne, Alexander), god and heroes of Antiquity (Theseus, Jason, Prometheus, Janus), and four female figures representing Spain. The catafalque is crowned with an image of Faith, who carries a cross in one hand and a chalice and host in the other. This engraving is one of the earliest American copperplate prints known.
notes
false
Time Period:
1651-1700
time_period
1651-1700
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
References:
Cañeque, A. The king's living image, p. 130
references_
Cañeque, A. The king's living image, p. 130
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
Provenance/Donor
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
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Catafalques
subject_heads
Catafalques
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Mexico
subject_heads
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Mexico
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Emblems--Mexico
subject_heads
Emblems--Mexico
Subject headings
false