Giarrè Gallery

Clubhook squid, European squid and cuttlefish

Common clubhook squid, Onychoteuthis banksii 1, European squid, Loligo vulgaris 2, and cuttlefish, Sepia species. Totano di Banks, Totano comune, Totano seppia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Cellai, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century

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Muslim chapel in a seraglio

Muslim chapel in a seraglio. Two gentlemen of the chamber stay in the chapel for two entire days twice a week to honor the birth of Muhammed. Tabernacle with chest of relics in the wall, and massive silver lamps hanging from the ceiling. Cappella del Serraglio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Modern o Story, Florence, 1842. Copied from Ignace Mouradgea d'Ohsson's Tableau General de L'Empire Othoman, Paris, 1790

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Fresco of the Mass of St. Michael, Monza, Italy

13th century fresco of the Eucharist with Christ, Virgin and Saints, known as the Mass of St. Michael, formerly in the church of St. Michele in Monza. Queen Theodolinda of the Lombards in crown and scarlet robe next to the Virgin Mary. Now in the Museo Monza. Antica pittura. After a fresco by a painter from Rimini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberti from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844

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