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Dal Pozzo was born in Turin, the son of a noble family originally from Vercelli, grandson of the Prime Minister of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Baptism of Nicolas Poussin, 1636-1639, oil on canvas, 95.5 -121 cm, National Gallery of Art (Washington), the series on the seven sacraments commissioned by Cassiano dal Pozzo
Grew up in Florence and study at the University of Pisa. In 1612 he moved to Rome, where he moved with skilful diplomacy between cultivated and influential patrons. After assuming the post of secretary of Cardinal Barberini in 1623, Cassiano soon became a prominent figure in the intellectual life of Rome, he and the Cardinal were members of the Accademia dei Lincei, the scientific society founded by Prince Federico Cesi. Soon he joined his brother in Rome, Carlo Antonio Cassiano (1606-1689), who shared his artistic and scientific interests, and was instrumental in increasing the collection of Cassiano started around 1615 and ancient Egyptian antiquity came to be called the Museum cartacea ( “Paper Museum”). In addition to drawings by artists of the Quattrocento and High Renaissance, with is exhibiting its custom giovani disegno ben intendenti of” hundreds of pictures along the of the Old Age and examples of curiosities of all kinds. Cassiano had plaster casts of works of sculpture, like the reliefs of the Column of Trajan, which Poussin seems to have drawn far more wanted to direct the original (Friedlaender 1964).
In addition to his long friendship with Poussin, who shared their interests and antiquarian Cassiano who commissioned the series on the seven Sacraments and illustrated gallery manuscript of Leonardo Le Regole della Pittura e Precetti, the patronage of Cassiano was extended to French painter in Rome Simon Vouet and classicist sculptor Alessandro Algardi to Artemisia Gentileschi, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Pietro da Cortona, Caravaggio as well as lesser-known contemporary artists who kept busy with orders for their children cartacea Museum. His close connections with European scientists such as Galileo, with scholars and philosophers, he had fully informed of the latest archeological and scientific discoveries, all of whom wanted to have a visual in his museum. It seems that Cassiano also exercised his patronage with the publication of manuscripts on the painting by Matteo Zaccolini.
Cassiano accumulate illustrations ancient sculpture and exhibits Roman ages, including drawings by Pirro Ligorio, and ‘unusual’ medieval works. Also, collect a whole series on natural history, geological specimens and fossils, botanical illustrations and drawings of microscopic observations, in fact, one quarter of marvelous objects. As antique Cassiano apply a new systematic approach: the classical monuments were carefully measured, drawn and annotated in a way that was not common until the mid-eighteenth century. This massive accumulation was classified by the topic, according to testimony representing the ancient worship, customs, clothing, and architecture. The museum was never published S. . Mr. ‘s sons “currently developing a Herculean project to respect ‘but dal Pozzo rioja generously made available to scholars throughout Rome.
After the death of Federico Cesi, was work of Cassiano dal Brothers Ali and Pozzo, Francesco Stellutipreserve the precious heritage archaeology. There is little or no overlap with antiques of scientific instruments, books and research. Before dispersing to see the library of Cesi, history Cassiano buy, with the cabinet of natural history in Cesi, in December 1633 and put together your own collection, in Sant’Andrea della Valle. Its financial and intellectual support to help achieve its Lincei most enduring monument, Il Tesoro messicano, which was given to the printing press between 1628 and 1651.
After the visit galleries to Rome (1636) by English physician George Ent (later a member of the Royal Society) are developing a cultures correspondence between them, of special interest. Cassiano Ent to send copies of petrified wood and on a table made sculptures from wood fossil, which came from the heritage of Federico Cesi in Acquasparta copies on the table and were shown in art history artifacts the first meetings of the Royal in 1968 Society and had a significant role in the debate that took place on the origin of fossils. Antiquities The correspondence also documents the exchange of books between London and Rome, between news of medical affairs William Harvey and his works .
His contemporary biographer was Carlo Dati, whose prayer of lodi Delle congratulatory Commendatore Cassiano dal Pozzo was printed in Florence in 1664. His portrait, by Jan Van de Hoeck was included in the exhibition Cassiano dal Pozzo. I Segreti di un collector, 2000. During the exposure Forum has received visits from various … Supreme Antigen age of Egypt introduced the analogy of two major …
Show at the Acropolis against the looting of ancient ages. 21/08/2008 … The organization of this exhibition, entitled ‘Returns-Returns’ is …
7511 – Saturday August 2, 2003. exhibition opens Old age … Ali and Hicham apronte exposure is to the Second Season of the Fair Old age Luis …
Bell’s New Pantheon or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi Gods, Heroes and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity by John Bell (Paperback – Jul 26, 2003)