Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2864
Category Archives: Italian
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma 1524-1586
Born in Valentano, Ottavio was the second son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (eldest son of Pope Paul III) by his wife Gerolama Orsini. Ottavio’s brother was Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2872
Pope Clement XIV 1705-1774
Pope Clement XIV, born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in September 1774. At the time of his election, he was the only Franciscan friar in the College of Cardinals, having been a member of OFM Conventual.
Artist: Petreir
Date:
Size 11.5 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2890
Anna de’ Medici, Archduchess of Austria 1616-1676
Was a daughter of Cosimo II de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Maria Maddalena of Austria. A patron of the arts, she married Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria in 1646. They were the parents of Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Holy Roman Empress.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2908
Francesco Papafava dei Carraresi
The Papafava (sometimes also Pappafava, more precisely Papafava dei Carraresi) were an aristocratic family of Padua, a junior branch of the Carraresi.
Artist/Engraver: Sorgato 1848
Size28 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:3642
Alvise I Mocenigo 1507-1577 doge of Venice
When he was elected in 1570, Venice was preparing for war against the Turks who, eager to take possession of the island of Cyprus , in Venetian hands since 1480 , had set up a powerful fleet to conquer it. In the period 1570-71 things went badly on the island which, soon, despite a hard fight for the possession of Nicosia and the strenuous resistance of Famagusta (where the commander Marcantonio Bragadin , having surrendered with the garrison, was skinned alive), fell into enemy hands.
Engraved by Stefano Scolari circa 1650
Size Oval 33 x 28 cm
Price £48.00
Ref:3573
Fernando Francesco d’Ávalos, 5th Marquess of Pescara 1489-1525
Italian leader of the forces of Holy Roman emperor Charles V against the French king Francis I.
Size 19 x 15 cm
Price £18.00
Ref:3545
Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy 1588–1624
Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy was the third son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and was Viceroy of Sicily between 1622 and 1624
Size 18 x 12 cm
Price £22.00
Ref:3544
Innocenzo Conti, Duca di Guadagnolo 1613-1661
Innocens Duca di Conti Guadagnolo was a son of Lothario Conti, Duke of Poli and Margrave of Piatica and his wife Julia Ursinae de Bomarzo. He was born and studied in Rome. After his father’s death, Conti joined the service in the army of Ferdinand III and as a commander of the division of cuirassiers participated in the Battle of Diedenhoden (Thionville) in the army of Prince Piccolomini. In 1647 he became commander of the infantry regiment and fought in the Battle of Jihlava where he was seriously wounded. Later on Conti participated in the conquests of Krems, Kornneuburg and Opava. That same year, Conti was proposed the commander of Regensburg.
Artist: M.Merian
Size 14 x 9 cm
Price £SOLD
Ref:3529
Volfango Ruberto Conte Di Rintzmaul 1650
Artist/Engraver Johann Alexander Boner
Size 30 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:3608