Saturday, March 30, 2019

Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714) - Late Baroque Narratives

Giuseppe Passeri
Rinaldo and Armida
before 1714
drawing
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Giuseppe Passeri
Armida shunned by Companions of Rinaldo
ca. 1685-90
oil on canvas
Musée du Louvre

Giuseppe Passeri
Rinaldo reclaimed by his Companions
before 1714
drawing
Morgan Library, New York

Giuseppe Passeri
Two helmeted Soldiers conferring
before 1714
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Giuseppe Passeri
Hero crowned by Victory
before 1714
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

from Up and Be a Hero

Up my friend, be bold and true,
There is noble work to do,
Hear the voice which calls on you,
     "Up, and be a hero!"

                *     *     *

There is seed which must be sown,
Mighty truths to be made known,
Tyrannies to be o'erthrown,
     Up, and be a hero!

                *     *     *

If thou only art but true,
What may not thy spirit do,
All is possible to you,
     Only be a hero!

– Alexander McLachlan (1874)

Giuseppe Passeri
Battle outside Walled Town
before 1714
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

attributed to Giuseppe Passeri
Soldiers abducting a Woman
before 1714
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Giuseppe Passeri
Triumph of Semiramis
before 1714
drawing
British Museum

Giuseppe Passeri
Gods on Olympus
before 1714
drawing
Morgan Library, New York

Giuseppe Passeri
Sacrifice of Manoah
before 1714
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Giuseppe Passeri
Decapitation of two Martyrs
before 1714
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Giuseppe Passeri
Moses and the Daughters of Jethro
before 1714
drawing
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
(Achenbach Foundation)

Giuseppe Passeri
Woman rescued from a Well by Saint descending from Heaven
before 1714
drawing
Victoria & Albert Museum

Giuseppe Passeri
Angel appearing to Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness
before 1714
drawing
British Museum