In the late sixteenth century, five Jesuit brothers led by Rodolfo Acquaviva (1550–84) set out fo... more In the late sixteenth century, five Jesuit brothers led by Rodolfo Acquaviva (1550–84) set out for the court of the Mughal emperor Julāl-ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar (1556–1605). Unfortunately, their dream of founding a mission in India was brutally terminated by local opposition in July 1584. When their martyrdom was announced in Rome, it was immediately celebrated by Francesco Benci (1542–94), professor of rhetoric at the Collegium Romanum, in a six-book epic, Quinque martyres e Societate Iesu in India (Venice: Muschius, 1591). The poem was the first of a new type of epic, distinct from yet dependent upon the Classical tradition. This paper emphasises Benci’s innovation by analysing his transformation of the language and ethos of Classical epic into a new form, Jesuit neo-Latin epic. The Paciecidos (Coimbra: Universitatis Typographus, 1640), written by Bartholomeu Pereira (1588–1650), professor of Scripture at the Jesuit college in Coimbra, continues in the same tradition. This twelve-bo...
In the biography of Leonardo da Vinci, there is little documentary evidence to record his exact w... more In the biography of Leonardo da Vinci, there is little documentary evidence to record his exact whereabouts from late 1500 to mid-1502, at which point he had entered the service of Cesare Borgia as an architect and military engineer. However, an aside in a panegyric poem by Francesco Sperulo celebrating Cesare Borgia's campaign in the Romagna suggests that Leonardo was, in fact, working for Borgia from an earlier date than is usually assumed. It is possible that the poem contains a brief first-hand account of Leonardo's working practice, and also offers a contemporary opinion of his contribution to the war effort following the French invasion of northern Italy.
In addition, Harmen Huijgens is thanked for his help with the distribution maps of the Butrint ce... more In addition, Harmen Huijgens is thanked for his help with the distribution maps of the Butrint ceramic finds used in this article (below, Figs 10-11). 2 L.M. Ugolini, Butrinto. Il mito d'Enea, gli scavi (Rome, 1937), 11-12.
... of the Netherlands to his son Philip and began negotiations with Ferdinand and Isabella for t... more ... of the Netherlands to his son Philip and began negotiations with Ferdinand and Isabella for the betrothal of Philip with Joanna of Castile. ... were damaged by fire on 29 October 1497 when lightning struck the powder magazine in the great upper tower, see KM Setton, The Papaq ...
Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 1992
/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and stude... more /policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. The Warburg Institute is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. http://www.jstor.org 3 This title in fact recalls the legend of the sovereign: 'HENRICUS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLIAE ET FRANCIAE DOMINUS HIBERNIAE'. The same legend is found on the great seal used by Henry: see A. Wyon, The Great Seals ofEngland, London 1887, pp. 65-67. 4 See S. Pettenati, 'La biblioteca del Cardinal Domenico della Rovere: i codici miniati di Torino. 4: Aggiornamento del committente: il messale di Francesco Marmitta', La miniatura italiana tra gotico e Rinascimento, ii, ed. E. Sestri, Florence 1985, p. 694.
In the late sixteenth century, five Jesuit brothers led by Rodolfo Acquaviva (1550–84) set out fo... more In the late sixteenth century, five Jesuit brothers led by Rodolfo Acquaviva (1550–84) set out for the court of the Mughal emperor Julāl-ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar (1556–1605). Unfortunately, their dream of founding a mission in India was brutally terminated by local opposition in July 1584. When their martyrdom was announced in Rome, it was immediately celebrated by Francesco Benci (1542–94), professor of rhetoric at the Collegium Romanum, in a six-book epic, Quinque martyres e Societate Iesu in India (Venice: Muschius, 1591). The poem was the first of a new type of epic, distinct from yet dependent upon the Classical tradition. This paper emphasises Benci’s innovation by analysing his transformation of the language and ethos of Classical epic into a new form, Jesuit neo-Latin epic. The Paciecidos (Coimbra: Universitatis Typographus, 1640), written by Bartholomeu Pereira (1588–1650), professor of Scripture at the Jesuit college in Coimbra, continues in the same tradition. This twelve-bo...
In the biography of Leonardo da Vinci, there is little documentary evidence to record his exact w... more In the biography of Leonardo da Vinci, there is little documentary evidence to record his exact whereabouts from late 1500 to mid-1502, at which point he had entered the service of Cesare Borgia as an architect and military engineer. However, an aside in a panegyric poem by Francesco Sperulo celebrating Cesare Borgia's campaign in the Romagna suggests that Leonardo was, in fact, working for Borgia from an earlier date than is usually assumed. It is possible that the poem contains a brief first-hand account of Leonardo's working practice, and also offers a contemporary opinion of his contribution to the war effort following the French invasion of northern Italy.
In addition, Harmen Huijgens is thanked for his help with the distribution maps of the Butrint ce... more In addition, Harmen Huijgens is thanked for his help with the distribution maps of the Butrint ceramic finds used in this article (below, Figs 10-11). 2 L.M. Ugolini, Butrinto. Il mito d'Enea, gli scavi (Rome, 1937), 11-12.
... of the Netherlands to his son Philip and began negotiations with Ferdinand and Isabella for t... more ... of the Netherlands to his son Philip and began negotiations with Ferdinand and Isabella for the betrothal of Philip with Joanna of Castile. ... were damaged by fire on 29 October 1497 when lightning struck the powder magazine in the great upper tower, see KM Setton, The Papaq ...
Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 1992
/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and stude... more /policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. The Warburg Institute is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. http://www.jstor.org 3 This title in fact recalls the legend of the sovereign: 'HENRICUS DEI GRATIA REX ANGLIAE ET FRANCIAE DOMINUS HIBERNIAE'. The same legend is found on the great seal used by Henry: see A. Wyon, The Great Seals ofEngland, London 1887, pp. 65-67. 4 See S. Pettenati, 'La biblioteca del Cardinal Domenico della Rovere: i codici miniati di Torino. 4: Aggiornamento del committente: il messale di Francesco Marmitta', La miniatura italiana tra gotico e Rinascimento, ii, ed. E. Sestri, Florence 1985, p. 694.
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