1799 Martyrdom of Saint Andrew the Apostle Engraving by Giovanni Folo (1764-1836)
1799 Martyrdom of Saint Andrew the Apostle Engraving by Giovanni Folo (1764-1836)
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17th/18th C Italian Prints with Religious themes - Folo - Martyrdom of St. Andrew
Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Andreas Apostolus Martyr), after Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, 1581–1641).
Painter: Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, 1581–1641), known as Domenichino
Delineated by: Stefano Tofanelli delin. (drawn by Stefano Tofanelli, 1752–1812)
Engraved by: Giovanni Folo sculpsit Romae (engraved by Giovanni Folo, 1764–1836)
Date: 1799
“The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew the Apostle / In the Church of Saint Praxedes [Rome], dedicated to Cardinal de Zelada, of Saints Sylvester and Mary of Africa, Major Penitentiary / Painted by Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino / Drawn by Stefano Tofanelli / Engraved by Giovanni Folo in Rome.”
The scene depicts Saint Andrew, one of Christ’s apostles, being tied to an X-shaped cross (the crux decussata).
The executioners are binding him with ropes rather than nails — a detail specific to his legend.
Roman soldiers oversee the torture while onlookers, including women and children, express grief — characteristic of Domenichino’s emotional Baroque realism.
This print reproduces Domenichino’s fresco of The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria or possibly a variant version painted for San Gregorio al Celio or San Praxedes, both in Rome — the inscription confirms it was associated with Cardinal Francisco de Zelada (1717–1801), a prominent Spanish cardinal and patron of the arts.
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri): A major Bolognese Baroque painter, pupil of Annibale Carracci, celebrated for his serene yet powerful religious compositions.
Stefano Tofanelli (1752–1812): Lucchese artist who produced detailed drawings “delin.” (delineavit, “he drew it”) after Old Masters for engravings.
Giovanni Folo (1764–1836): Venetian engraver active in Rome, one of the finest line engravers of his generation. Worked with Raphael Morghen’s circle, producing highly detailed reproductive engravings after Italian masters.
The inclusion of Cardinal Zelada’s name situates this plate in the circle of papal and academic commissions of the late 18th to early 19th century, when fine engravings were created to document and disseminate Italy’s great religious paintings.
The coat of arms with the cardinal’s hat in the center is Cardinal de Zelada’s personal crest.
17th/18th C Italian Prints with Religious themes - Folo - Martyrdom of St. Andrew
Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Andreas Apostolus Martyr), after Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, 1581–1641).
Painter: Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, 1581–1641), known as Domenichino
Delineated by: Stefano Tofanelli delin. (drawn by Stefano Tofanelli, 1752–1812)
Engraved by: Giovanni Folo sculpsit Romae (engraved by Giovanni Folo, 1764–1836)
Date: 1799
“The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew the Apostle / In the Church of Saint Praxedes [Rome], dedicated to Cardinal de Zelada, of Saints Sylvester and Mary of Africa, Major Penitentiary / Painted by Domenico Zampieri, called Domenichino / Drawn by Stefano Tofanelli / Engraved by Giovanni Folo in Rome.”
The scene depicts Saint Andrew, one of Christ’s apostles, being tied to an X-shaped cross (the crux decussata).
The executioners are binding him with ropes rather than nails — a detail specific to his legend.
Roman soldiers oversee the torture while onlookers, including women and children, express grief — characteristic of Domenichino’s emotional Baroque realism.
This print reproduces Domenichino’s fresco of The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria or possibly a variant version painted for San Gregorio al Celio or San Praxedes, both in Rome — the inscription confirms it was associated with Cardinal Francisco de Zelada (1717–1801), a prominent Spanish cardinal and patron of the arts.
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri): A major Bolognese Baroque painter, pupil of Annibale Carracci, celebrated for his serene yet powerful religious compositions.
Stefano Tofanelli (1752–1812): Lucchese artist who produced detailed drawings “delin.” (delineavit, “he drew it”) after Old Masters for engravings.
Giovanni Folo (1764–1836): Venetian engraver active in Rome, one of the finest line engravers of his generation. Worked with Raphael Morghen’s circle, producing highly detailed reproductive engravings after Italian masters.
The inclusion of Cardinal Zelada’s name situates this plate in the circle of papal and academic commissions of the late 18th to early 19th century, when fine engravings were created to document and disseminate Italy’s great religious paintings.
The coat of arms with the cardinal’s hat in the center is Cardinal de Zelada’s personal crest.