Artist: Giovanni Wenzel, printmaker who worked in Rome as a reproductive engraver using aquatint (1844-1850 (fl).
Artist: Philippe Bigioli, (Italian painter, 1798-1878).
Based on the available information, the roles of Giovanni Wenzel and Filippo Bigioli in the creation of "Composition artistiques pour tous les jours de l'année" (Artistic Composition for Every Day of the Year) are not detailed.
Engravers and Printmakers: Gregorio Cleter (Italian printmaker, 1813-1873). Adolfo Luigi Salmon (active in Rome in the first half of the 19th century).
Title: Saint John of the Cross, Confessor. Saint Sylvester Abbot. Saints Barlaam and Josaphat. Saint James of the Marches. Saint Saturninus, Bishop of Toulouse. Saint Andrew the Apostle.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Fil. Biglioli inv. e dis. Greg. Cleter. inc. Adolfo Luigi Salmon inc. 24. Novembre. Giovanni della Croce Confessore. 26 Novembre. S. Silvestro Abate. 27 Novembre. SS Barlaam e Josaphat 28. Novembre. S. Giacomo della Marca Confessore. 29. Novembre. S. Saturnino Vescovo e Martire. 30. Novembre. S. Andrea Apostolo.
Dimensions: Image 7" x 5 1/4". Sheet 10 1/2" x 8".
Publisher: Romualdo Gentilucci.
Edition: Compositions artistiques inventées par le peintre Philippe Bigioli et reproduites à l'aquarelle par le graveur Jean Wenzel.
Date: 1843.
Materials and Techniques: aquatint on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: "Composition artistiques pour tous les jours de l'année" (Artistic compositions for every day of the year). November.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XIX C.
Note: These engravings are not just works of art, but also serve as visual representations of the liturgical calendar, with saints assigned to specific dates.
24 November. Saint John of the Cross, a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite friar, and priest, who is considered one of the founders of the Discalced Carmelites.
26 November. Saint Sylvester, also known as Sylvester I, is the patron saint of the Order of Saint Sylvester, also known as the Militia Aurata or Golden Spur. This chivalric order was, according to tradition, founded by Emperor Constantine I.
27 November. The story of Barlaam and Josaphat narrates the conversion of the Indian Prince Josaphat to Christianity by the hermit Barlaam despite the king's efforts to prevent it. Saints Barlaam and Josaphat are unofficially considered patrons of conversions and converts.
28 November. Saint James of the Marches is primarily the patron saint of the Franciscan friars of the Marches region and the city of Monteprandone in Italy. He is also considered one of the (numerous) patrons of Naples and is invoked for the protection of children.
29 November. Saint Saturninus of Toulouse is the patron saint of Toulouse, France. He is also venerated as a patron against various afflictions including ants, plague, smallpox, headaches, nausea, and mad cow disease. Additionally, he is associated with vineyards.
30 November. Saint Andrew the Apostle is the patron saint of several places and professions. He is specifically known as the patron saint of Scotland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and the city of Patras in Greece. Additionally, he is the patron saint of fishermen, singers, spinsters, and women desiring to become mothers.