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ID: 700001410
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001410
Record Type: Movable Work
[Sepulchral monument to Pope Clement XIII] (etching (print); Raffaello Morghen (Italian engraver and etcher, 1758-1833); Published: ca. 1792; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 2648-869; 648869; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 1067))
Note: Inscription on sacorphagus: CLEMENTI XIII / REZZONICO / P. M. / FRATRIS FILII; Inscription in the lower margin: ABVNDIVS AVRELLI F REZZONICVS SENATOR VRBIS / MONVMENTVM PATRVI SANCTISSIMI SVO ET CONCORDISSIMORVM FRATRVM NOMINE / IN BASILICA VATICANA ANNO MDCC LXXXXII DICATVM / ARTIFICI MANV IN AERE EFFIGENDVM EXPRESSISQVE INDE EXEMPLIS VVLGANDVM C; Born into a family of printmakers from Naples, Raffaello Morghen moved to Rome in 1778; The line engraving, derived from a drawing by Stefano Tofanelli, depicts the sepulchral monument of Pope Clement III, commissioned by Senator Abbondio Rezzonico, his nephew, and sculpted by Antonio Canova (St. Peter's, Rome); Seen in a niche, the sarcophagus is flanked by a standing figure of Religion, which grasps a cross, and the reclining genius of Death holding an inverted torch, each accompanied by a crouching lion. At the top is a statue of the pope kneeling on a cushion, hands in prayer, with the triple tiara at his side; Forms part of the Collection of festival prints, 1530-1887 (Special Collections accn. no. P910002**). Publication: [ca. 1792].
Titles:
[Sepulchral monument to Pope Clement XIII] (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)
[Sepulchral monument to Pope Clement XIII]; [graphic] / Antonius Canova inven. et faciebat ; Stephanus Tofanelli delin. ; Raph. Morghen sculp. Romae. (C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
line engraving (print) [300041352]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints, engravings (prints))
engraving (print) [300041340]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)
print (visual work) [300041273]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:
prints (preferred)

Creation Date: Published: ca. 1792

Creator Display:
Raffaello Morghen (Italian engraver and etcher, 1758-1833) [preferred,GRISC]
printmaker Morghen, Raffaello Sanzio (Italian engraver and etcher, 1758-1833) [500025268]
sculptor Canova, Antonio (Italian sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, 1757-1822) Extent: work depicted [500115339]
draftsman Tofanelli, Stefano (Italian painter and draftsman, 1752-1812) Extent: work depicted [500124310]
Rezzonico, Abbondio (Italian politician and patron, 1742-1810) [500354641]
Locations:
Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 2648-869; 648869; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 1067)
Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections
Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688
Display Materials: 1 print: line engraving
prints (visual works) [300041273]
.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)
line engraving (printing process) [300053231]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes, engraving (printing process))

Dimensions: platemark 74.8 x 47.7 cm, on sheet 85 x 58 cm
General Subject:
architecture (preferred)
another work

Specific Subjects:
Clement XIII, Pope (Italian pope, 1693-1769) [500252926]
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
sculptures (visual works) [300047090]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>) (AAT)
sepulchral monuments [300005909]
.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, funerary structures) (AAT)

Provenance: xxx
Inscriptions: Antonius Canova inven. et faciebat ; Stephanus Tofanelli delin. ; Raph. Morghen sculp. Romae.; Inscription on sacorphagus: CLEMENTI XIII / REZZONICO / P. M. / FRATRIS FILII.; Inscription in the lower margin: ABVNDIVS AVRELLI F REZZONICVS SENATOR VRBIS / MONVMENTVM PATRVI SANCTISSIMI SVO ET CONCORDISSIMORVM FRATRVM NOMINE / IN BASILICA VATICANA ANNO MDCC LXXXXII DICATVM / ARTIFICI MANV IN AERE EFFIGENDVM EXPRESSISQVE INDE EXEMPLIS VVLGANDVM C.
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
Sources and Contributors:
[Sepulchral monument to Pope Clement XIII]........ [GRISC,VP]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 648869
[Sepulchral monument to Pope Clement XIII]; [graphic] / Antonius Canova inven. et faciebat ; Stephanus Tofanelli delin. ; Raph. Morghen sculp. Romae......... [GRISC]
........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]
....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
Note:
English ..... [GRISC]
..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)
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