PAUL V
(May 16, 1605 — January 21, 1621)
Paul V, by Caravaggio
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PAUL V(May 16, 1605 — January 21, 1621) |
Paul V, by Caravaggio |
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See: Erectio capellae in basilica S. Mariae Majoris de Urbe et ad illam translatio sacrae imaginis gloriosis. Virginis Mariae cum Prioratus et Capellaniarum erectione ac Jurispatr. aliorumque Privileg. concessione (Roma: Typis Camerae Apostolicae 1616).
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(beneath bust:) • AN • XIIII • |
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Engraver: Gaspare Mola (ca. 1580-1640) |
A cast: the reverse die shows severe cracks in several places.
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Bust of Paul V, r., bearheaded, wearing cope. |
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Rev.: PALATII • VATICANI • PORTA • RESTITVTA • (in exergue:) MDCXII Main entrance to the Vatican Apostolic Palace (Bronze Portal). Mazio, 176. Spink, 910, 917 (a cast). |
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The double doors leading from the Salone dei Corazzieri (originally called the Sala Regia) to the Cappella Paolina in the Quirinal Palace were designed by Carlo Maderna. Maderno had been placed in charge of the reconstruction of the southern wing of the Palace by Paul V. The bas-relief, "Christ washing the feet of St. Peter", is by Taddeo Landini. The Chapel was dedicated by Pope Paul V on January 25, 1617, the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. See Francesco Cancellieri, Descrizione delle cappelle ponteficie e cardinalizie di tutto l' anno (Roma: Luigi Perego Salvioni, 1790), 2-3.
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Bust of Paul V, r., bearheaded, wearing cope. |
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John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu
