Box 244
Contains 42 Results:
Diana and Actaeon, Painting depicts the mythological scene of Actaeon stumbling across Diana and her maids bathing. The story tells that Actaeon had boasted that he was a better hunter than Diana. When he stumbled across her bathing, his punishment was that Diana turned him into a stag to which his hunting dogs then attacked. Diana is seen turned away from his viewing eyes. She has four hand maidens and one is seen wearing a headpiece with Diana's moon symbol. Actaeon is seen mid-transition from man to stag. His dogs are also mid-attack.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0001; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Male Portrait, Portrait of a man standing, his hands in his pockets and in high dress. The subject is looking directly at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0002; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Man, Portrait of a male standing holding two weapons. The man is wearing a hat, high dress and looking directly at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0005; Public Notes: Notes on the back of the image state that the curtain in the background was green and the man's sleeves were crimson. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Unknown Portrait, Portrait of a man seated in a chair with a high back. He is positioned next to an interior column and his hands are above an open stack of books. He is wearing a hat and high dress while looking at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0006; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Young Man, Painting of a man standing next to an interior column. The column shows a decorative item. In his right hand he holds a piece of fabric or a folded piece of paper. He is in high dress with rings on his fingers.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0007; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Unfinished Portrait of Michelangelo, Painting of a partial portrait of Michelangelo, seated, the only complete images are of his head, body outline and left hand.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0008; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Madonna and Child, St. Joseph, St. Elizabeth and John the Baptist, Painting of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child in her lap and St. Joseph standing behind them. Saint Elizabeth stands beside Mary and John the Baptist is standing at their feet. It appears that the Virgin Mary is reading to Jesus and John.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0012; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of Sisto V, Portrait of Pope Sixtus V, in the papacy from 1585-1590. Seated portrait in a high back chair and in papal robes, Pope Sixtus V has one hand holding a bible and the other is raised.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0014; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of Carlo Saraceni, Sketch of the painter Carlo Saraceni, most likely seated, in average dress with a sword on his left hip, making direct eye contact with the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0015; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Young Man, Bust drawing of a young man in contemporary dress making eye contact with the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0016; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Man, Bust drawing of a portrait of a young man, most likely seated, in contemporary dress, making eye contact with the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0017; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Young Man, Portrait of a young man, in an early stage. He is most likely seated and making direct eye contact with the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0018; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Man, Bust drawing of a man with long hair. Body and background are incomplete.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0019; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
The Resurrection of Lazarus, Painting depicts the New Testament scene of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus is depicted nude and there is a large crowd present. Many of the crowd members are looking away from the scene, possibly depicting their mourning. Some of the crowd may be the apostles and the women may the Three Mary's.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0020; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Ascension of Mary?,
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0021; Public Notes:
Transfiguration, Painting depicts the New Testament scene of the Transfiguration found in the Synoptic Gospels. Jesus is depicted elevated in the sky with Elijah and Moses while the apostles lay on the ground blinded by the white light. Moses is depicted holding the tablets of the 10 Commandments and Elijah is depicted holding a book.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0021; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Satyr Milking a Goat, Painting depicts the mythological figure of a Satyr milking a Goat. The goat appears to have an apple in his mouth.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0022; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Christ falling under the Cross, Painting depicts the New Testament, Passion Scene of Jesus carrying the cross on the way to the crucifixion in Calvary. The crowded scene shows Roman soldiers on horses, woman fainted or in mourning, most likely the Three Marys, and on lookers. One woman is shown holding a shroud with Jesus' face, representing the later famed relic. One man plays a long horn. The scene takes place in an outdoor landscape with Jerusalem in the background.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0023; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Fall of Roman Soldiers, Drawing of a group of Roman soldiers in armor falling under a flat object.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0024; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Group of Men, Drawing of four men in an unidentified scene. They appear in Roman dress. Two seem to be in a discussion, one holds a sword and the other has his hand curled up around his face. The other two look on from behind.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0025; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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