Fra Gregorio Carafa was a nobleman from the House of Carafa and the 61st Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1680 to his death in 1690.
Size 14 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2278
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Pierfrancesco Barbiano 1489-1546
Captain of the Spanish army; Governor of Lodi, Governor of Cremona in 1536; Decurion of Milan; Senator and Councilor of Genoa
Son of Carlo Barbiano and Caterina Visconti
Husband of Paola da Barbiano
Father of Francesco Barbiano, count of Belgioioso; Ludovico Barbiano; Carlo Barbiano; Livia Sanvitale, from Belgioioso; Ippolita Visconti, countess of the S.R.I. and 1 other
Brother of Antonia Fiorbellina Barbiano; Lucrezia Barbiano; Barbara Margherita Barbiano and Ludovico da Barbiano
Artist: J.B.Bonacina
Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2627
Francesco Pignatelli 1652-1734
Born at Senise, in the province of Potenza, he entered the order of Theatines in 1665 (age 13). On September 27, 1684, after being nominated by King Charles II of Spain, he was elected archbishop of Taranto. He was recruited by Pope Clement XI to be nuncio to Poland, where he attempted to work on the schism between Catholics and Ruthenians (Ukrainians and Polish). On 19 February 1703 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Naples and occupied it until his
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Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:697
Jakob Hannibal Graf von Hohenems 1530-1587
Jakob Hannibal I von Hohenems was the son of Wolf Dietrich von Hohenems and Clara de Medici. He spent parts of his youth in Northern Italy with his uncle Gian Giacomo Medici, Duke of Marignano and Marquis of Musso and Lecco. He pursued a military career. The election of another uncle, Giovanni Angelo Medici, as Pope Pius IV began a golden time for Jacob Hannibal I and the Hohenems people. In 1560 they were raised to the rank of count. In 1565 he married Hortensia Borromeo (1547–1578), the half-sister of Charles Borromeo, a cardinal and archbishop of Milan. Hortensia Borromeo was also a niece of Pope Pius IV.i.
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2296
Annibale Carracci 1560-1609
Was the most admired painter of his time and the vital force in the creation of Baroque style
Size 10 x 14 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:344
Archduchess Barbara of Austria consort of Ferrara 1539-1572
Barbara of Austria was Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio by marriage to Alfonso II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1023
Victor von Philippi 1674-1739
General Adjutant of Prince Eugene, from Piedmont.
Subject gender: Male
Artist: J.M.B.
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Size 10 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2414
Pope Clement XI 1649-1721
Pope Clement XI (Latin: Clemens XI; Italian: Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721.Clement XI was a patron of the arts and of science. He was also a great benefactor of the Vatican Library; his interest in archaeology is credited with saving much of Rome’s antiquity. He authorized expeditions which succeeded in rediscovering various ancient Christian writings and authorized excavations of the Roman catacombs.
Size 9 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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Giovanni Bartolomeo Bosco 1793-1863
Giovanni Bartolomeo Bosco was an Italian magician during the mid-19th century. He is best known for his adroitness with the famous cups and balls. When he was nineteen years old, he was drafted into Napoleon’s Army. In 1812, Bosco was wounded during the Battle of Borodino by a Cossack lancer
Artist: W.Medow
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Size 13 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1694
Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Saxony 1666-1732
Victor Amadeus II was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 June 1675 until his abdication in 1730. He was the first of his house to acquire a royal crown, ruling first as King of Sicily and then as King of Sardinia.
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Size 12.5 x 17.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:137