January 11 St. Theodosius Cenobiarch Etching by Filippo Bigioli

Ancient engraving burin printed sepia with a strong technical water to water color by Filippo Bigioli of San Severino Marche in the first half of 800: January 11 SAN TEODOSIO CENOBIARCH Philip Bigioli painter and disegnare born in San Severino Marche on June 4, 1798 and died in Rome on January 17, 1878. a pupil of his father Venanzo Bigioli (1777-1854) studied at the academy of San Luca in Wicar. He contributed to the restoration of the frescoes of the Vatican loggias and draws many illustrations for the works concerning the history of the Saints and paints a farewell Pope Pius IX to King Ferdinand. (Bibliografia reported encyclopedia Benezit Vol. 31) incisione in question is daqlla collection '' THE PERFECT LEGENDARY LIVES OF THE SAINTS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR '' work published in installments in Rome between 1839 and 1846 by Romualdo Gentilucci Publisher and proponent of works of fine arts active in Rome in the mid-nineteenth century, and contains a total of 366 ENGRAVINGS ancient with images of saints designed by Filippo Bigioli of the Pope's commission, was born in Cingoli (Mc), Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, ie POPE PIUS VIII (who became Pope in 1829). Measurements of the sheet 19.7 cm x about 26.2 cm incision measures approximately 17.8 x 13.