Cardinal Domenico Rivarola, Portrait of Cardinal Domenico Rivarola looking directly at the viewer and holding a letter. He was appointed Cardinal in August of 1611 by Pope Paul V. He was designated as the government's representative in September of 1623 and represented the Republic on various kinds of affairs. The inscription on the letter Rivarola holds alludes to these political appointments., c.1623

 Item — Box: 263
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i0754

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Cardinal Domenico Rivarola, Portrait of Cardinal Domenico Rivarola looking directly at the viewer and holding a letter. He was appointed Cardinal in August of 1611 by Pope Paul V. He was designated as the government's representative in September of 1623 and represented the Republic on various kinds of affairs. The inscription on the letter Rivarola holds alludes to these political appointments.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0724; Public Notes: The accession number is 1999.37.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1623

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Cardinal Hats; Portraits; Cardinals; Letters; School: Flemish; Style period: Baroque; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 8.4; Image width (in.): 5.8in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: curling; Print type: toned black and white; Support: canvas

General

Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: Illmo Reverend... [A]l. Sigre Cardle Rivarola; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: text; Inscription position: Bottom left (on letter in Rivarola's hand); Inscription translation text: Most illustrious Reverend... Cardinal Rivarola; Inscription translation text language: English; Inscription translation text type: translation

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