Design for a Tondo with Arms of Cardinal Giulio della Rovere, Niccolò Martinelli, called il Trometta, Italian, 1565 – 1620, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache over traces of black chalk on blue laid paper, The tondo is centered with the armorial device of an oak tree on a heart-shaped shield framed by a strapwork escutcheon, the coat of arms of the Della Rovere family. Two allegorical figures are seated at right and left of the heraldic arms. The figure at right holds two tablets; the left tablet is written in Latin: LIBER / GENE / RATIONE /S / IESU / CHRI / STI; the right is in pseudo-Hebrew. The figure on the left holds a cross. Two putti above holding cords of a cardinal's hat which together with the escutcheon identify the patron Cardinal Giulio della Rovere (1535-1578). A wreath encricles the design., Rome, Italy, 1566–78, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Tondo, Arms, Cardinal Giulio della Rovere, Niccolò Martinelli, il Trometta, Italian, 1565 – 1620, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, white gouache, traces, black chalk, blue laid paper, tondo, centered, armorial device, oak tree, heart-shaped shield framed, strapwork escutcheon, coat, arms, Della Rovere family, Two allegorical figures, seated, right, left, heraldic arms, figure, right holds two tablets, left tablet, written, Latin, LIBER, GENE, RATIONE, S, IESU, CHRI, STI, right, pseudo-Hebrew, figure, left holds, cross, Two putti, holding cords, cardinal's hat, together, escutcheon identify, patron Cardinal Giulio della Rovere, 1535-1578, wreath encricles, design, Rome, Italy, 1566–78, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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