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View of Santorini, 1651 (Santorini, island, South Aegean, Greece) 36°23ʹ44ʺN 25°27ʹ33ʺE
1651 or laterEtching; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B) | 21.1 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 723095
Naval battle fought on 8-10 July off the island of Santorini between the Venetian fleet, commanded by the Captain-General Alvise II Leonardo Mocenigo (1616-1691), and the Ottoman fleet under Kapudan pasha Hosambegzade Ali Pasha resulting in a Venetian victory. Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War 1645-1669).
The etcher, Matteo Gregorio De Rossi, would have been twelve or thirteen years old at the time of this action.
Matteo Gregorio Dé Rossi (1638-1702) (etcher)
Giovanni Battista Dé Rossi (c. 1601-1678) (publisher) [bottom left, below key:] Gio: Battista Rossi in Nauona [i.e. Piazza Navona, Rome] / Con Licenza de superiori / Matteus Gregorius Rubeus fecit
Subject(s)
Navy-Venetian RepublicNavy-TurkeyWatermark: Print: coat of arms? Backing paper: three circles, one above the other, crown above, top circle containing a cross, the other two circles are indistinct. Mount: none.
Condition: some brown discolouration from paste
21.1 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
25.0 x 34.2 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Il Pontual disegno della VITORIA ottenuta il giorno del Redentor del Mondo il Mese di luglio 1651 Dalla Armata Veneta Coman.ta dal Ill.mo et Ecc.mo Aluise Moce.go Capitan Ge.le [top, above view, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom left, in cartouche, a key, A-I, K-N.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement near the Island of Santorini July 1651.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] III/116.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Disegno della Vittoria ottenuta il mese di Luglio 1651 dalla Armata Veneta commandata del Capitan Alvise Moceniga sopra i Turchi presso l’Isola Santorini: da M.G. Rubeis, apresso G.B. Rossi. [The same entry appears under the heading Santorini.]
Subject(s)
Santorini, island, South Aegean, Greece (36°23ʹ44ʺN 25°27ʹ33ʺE)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Mark McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 3213
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25 May 2024
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