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A Safavid ambassadress in Rome: the last testament of Teresa Sampsonia Shirley

03/2025 | 1464 | 167

Pages: 218–27

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Author:

Brown-Hedjazi, Alexandria (Brown-Hedjazi, Alexandria)

Subjects

artists:

Dyck, Anthony van / Hoskins, John

dates:

1600-1699

patrons:

Shirley, Teresa Sampsonia / Shirley, Robert

places:

Persia / Rome

subjects:

Wills / Funerary art / Carmelites / Safavid / Churches

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Last testament of Teresa Sampsonia Shirley, showing the witness signatures and seals. 1668. (Archivio di Stato di Roma, 30 Notai Capitolini, Officio 23, 1668 Maggio, fol.279r; Photograph the author).

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10. A lady called Teresia Sampsonia Shirley, by John Hoskins. 1620s. Watercolour on vellum. (Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire; Bridgeman Images).

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2. Teresa, or Teresia Sampsonia, Lady Shirley, by Anthony Van Dyck. c.1622. Oil on canvas, 214 by 129 cm. (Petworth House; © NTPL; photograph Derrick E. Witty).

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3. Sir Robert Shirley, by Anthony Van Dyck. c.1622. Oil on canvas, 214 by 129 cm. (Petworth House; © NTPL; photograph Derrick E. Witty).

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4. Pre-printed template for visitors to the hospital adjoining S. Maria Egiziaca, Rome. 1664. (Archivio del Pontificio Collegio Armeno, fondo S. Maria Egiziaca, Rome, Giustificativi dei pagamenti 1656–1673; courtesy Pontificio Collegio Armeno; photograph C. Santus).

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6. Frontispiece from Girolamo Rocchi: Funerale della Signora Sitti Maani Gioerida della Valle, Rome 1627. (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven).

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7. Sketch of Lady Shirley, by Anthony van Dyck. 1622. Pen and brown ink on paper, 19.9 by 15.1 cm. (British Museum, London).

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9. Detail of Fig.1, rotated 180 degrees, showing the wax seal attached to Sampsonia’s last testament. (Photograph the author).

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5. Tombstone of Sampsonia and Robert Shirley, S. Maria della Scala, Rome. (Photograph the author).

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8. Detail of Fig.5, showing the Safavid Rampant Lion. (Photograph the author).

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Philippe de Champaigne c.1630: a rediscovered ‘Pentecost’ for the Carmelites in rue Saint-Jacques, Paris

12/2011 | 1305 | 153

Pages: 797-802

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Author:

Kientz, Guillaume (Kientz, Guillaume)

Subjects

artists:

Champaigne, Philippe de

buildings:

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint Flour, Saint-Flour, France

dates:

1630-1639

places:

Paris

places:

Saint-Flour / France

print:

Champaigne, Philippe de

subjects:

French painting

subjects:

Lost works / Carmelites

subjects:

Commissions

subjects:

Monasteries / Churches

subjects:

Carmelite

Illustrations

Attributed works:

20. Assumption, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1629. Canvas, 394 by 243 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

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21. Adoration of the shepherds, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1628. Canvas, 390 by 246 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon).

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22. Presentation in the temple, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1633–35. Canvas, 398 by 327 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).

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23. Raising of Lazarus, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1630–33. Canvas, 383 by 302 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble).

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24. Pentecost, or Descent of the Holy Spirit, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1630. Canvas, 386 by 255 cm. (St Peter’s Cathedral, Saint-Flour).

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25. Descent of the Holy Spirit, by Jacob Bunel(?). Pen, ink and wash. (Albertina, Vienna).

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26. Death of the Virgin, by Jean Leclerc after Carlo Saraceni. 1619. Etching, 46.8 by 28.2 cm. (British Museum, London).

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27. Marriage at Cana, by Quentin Varin. c.1618–20. Canvas, 310 by 259 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes).

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28. Annunciation, by Philippe de Champaigne. c.1631. Canvas, 297 by 252 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen).

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29. Death of the Virgin, by Nicolas Poussin. 1623. Canvas, 203 by 138 cm. (St Pancras Church, Sterrebeek).

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Paying for frescos in stone: financial aspects of the decoration of S. Martino ai Monti in Rome

03/2008 | 1260 | 150

Pages: 182-186

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Author:

Witte, Arnold (Witte, Arnold)

Subjects

artists:

Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco, 1606-1680 / Dughet, Gaspard / Testa, Pietro

buildings:

San Martino ai Monti, Rome, Italy

dates:

1630-1639 / 1640-1649 / 1650-1699

patrons:

Filippini, Giovan Antonio

print:

San Martino ai Monti, Rome, Italy

print:

Filippini, Giovan Antonio

subjects:

Italian painting / Frescoes / Landscapes (visual works) / Carmelite / Carmelites / Churches / Account books / Payments

Illustrations

Attributed works:

31. Landscape with Elisha cursing the mocking boys of Bethel, by Gaspard Dughet. c.1650. Fresco, approx. 300 by 100 cm. (S. Martino ai Monti, Rome)

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32. Title-page of Giovan Antonio Filippini: Ristretto di tutto quello, che appartiene all’antichita, e veneratione della chiesa de’ santi Silvestro, e Martino De’ Monti di Roma, Rome 1631. (Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Rome)

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33. Funerary monument of Giovan Antonio Filippini, by Pier Paolo Naldini. After 1657. Marble, approx. 170 by 100 cm. (S. Martino ai Monti, Rome)

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34. Detail of a map of the Campagna Romana, showing Monticelli and the calcare, by Eufrosino della Volpaia. 1547. From T. Ashby, ed.: La Campagna Romana al tempo di Paolo III, Rome 1914

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36. Detail of the façade of Palazzo Barberini, Rome, designed by Carlo Maderno, Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, showing use of travertine

Western art unattributed:

30. Portrait of Giovan Antonio Filippini, by an unknown artist. 1651. Canvas, dimensions unknown. (Casa generalizia dei Carmelitani, Rome)

Western art unattributed:

35. Travertine quarries at Tivoli. From N. Zabaglia: Cartelli e ponti di maestro Niccola Zabaglia, con alcune ingegnose pratiche . . ., Rome 1743, fig.xv

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Rubens' Portrait of Father Ruzzola

09/1962 | 714 | 104

Pages: 366+389-390

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Author:

Jaffé, Michael (Jaffé, Michael)

Subjects

artists:

Rubens, Peter Paul

dates:

1600-1649

subjects:

Ruzzola, Domingo, 1559-1630

subjects:

Flemish painting / Portraits / Carmelites

subjects:

Sitters / Identification

subjects:

Netherlands / Flanders / Spain / Brussels

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Father Domingo de Jesús María Ruzzola, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1621. Canvas, 90.8 by 75 cm. (Collection Mr and Mrs E. Verdon-Roe.)

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The Reconstruction of an English Carmelite Missal

09/1935 | 390 | 67

Pages: 99-100+102-105+108-111+113

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Author:

Rickert, Margaret (Rickert, Margaret)

Subjects

dates:

1350-1399

museums and institutions:

British Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England

subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts / Missals / Reconstructions

subjects:

Patronage / Carmelites

subjects:

British painting

subjects:

Christian iconography / Saints / Mary, Virgin / Jesus Christ

subjects:

Liturgy / Mass

Illustrations

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Plate I. A Reconstructed Page from the Sanctorale of the English Carmelite Missal. It Consists of Fifteen Fragments from Different Parts of the Scrap-Books, Add. 29704 and 29705, and Contains Masses for St. Leger: Secret, I(Ntercessio), and Postcommunion, Su(Mpta); St. Francis: Collect, D(Eus), Secret, M(Unera), and Postcommunion, E(Cclesiam); The Octave of St. Michael: Probably One Initial Only, Part of the Spray of Which Can Be Seen Though the Initial is Missing; The Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: Introit, G(Audeamus), and Collect, D(Eus). Size of Original Page, 56 by 41 cm. (British Museum). The Reconstruction of an English Carmelite Missal

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Plate II. Miniatures in the "Painter" Style. A-The Dedication of the Church. Initial "T" Introducing the Introit (Terribilis) and Two Fragments of Decoration Which Join It. B-Detail (Left Half) of the Miniature of St. Nicholas. Actual Size (British Museum). The Reconstruction of an English Carmelite Missal

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Plate III. Miniatures in the "Decorator" Style. A-Trinity Sunday. Initial "B" Introducing the Introit (Benedicta) and Fragment of Spray Joining It. B-Detail (Left Lower Corner) of the Miniature for Corpus Christi Day. Actual Size (British Museum). The Reconstruction of an English Carmelite Missal

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Plate IV. Miniatures in the "Illustrator" Style. A-Initial "B" Introducing the Votive Mass of the Holy Trinity. The Initial "P" at the Top of the Attached Spray Introduces the Postcommunion of the Common Mass for Several Virgins and Martyrs Which Immediately Precedes the Votive Trinity in the Missal. B-Initial "D" Introducing the Collect of St. Ambrose, Who is Seen in the Miniature Teaching a Carmelite Friar, a Novice (?), and Two Lay Figures. C-Votive Figures, Probably Donors, from the Border Joining the Miniature Initial of the Assumption of the Virgin. D-A Carmelite from the Border Joining the Miniature Initial Containing Scenes from the Life of St. Lawrence. All Actual Size (British Museum). The Reconstruction of an English Carmelite Missal

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The Buonconsiglio Panel at the Burlington Fine Arts Club

07/1912 | 112 | 21

Pages: 228-229

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Author:

Beck, Egerton (Beck, Egerton; B., E.; Beck, E.)

Subjects

artists:

Buonconsiglio, Giovanni

subjects:

Friars / Iconography / Carmelites

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Ecclesiastical Dress in Art. Article III-Colour (Conclusion)

09/1905 | 30 | 7

Pages: 446-448

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Author:

Beck, Egerton (Beck, Egerton; B., E.; Beck, E.)

Subjects

dates:

1300-1599

places:

Italy / Naples / Mantua

subjects:

Garments / Costume / History / Descriptions

subjects:

Ecclesiastical / Clergy / Churches / Papacy / Franciscans / Jesuits

subjects:

Friars / Monks / Carmelites

subjects:

Colour / Representation / Sources / Documents

subjects:

Ecclesiastical vestments

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