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Type:Inscription
Language:Latin
Transcription Author: John Shearman
Published: yes
Publication Details: The document was first discovered by P. Giovio, “Elegia virorum bellica virtute illustruim veris imaginibus supposita,quae apud Musaeum spectantur”, Florence 1551, pp. 205-206; the present transcription is taken from J. Shearman, “ Raphael in early modern source”, Yale University in association with the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, New Haven and London 2003, pp. 250-52.
Language:Latin
Transcription Author: John Shearman
Published: yes
Publication Details: The document was first discovered by P. Giovio, “Elegia virorum bellica virtute illustruim veris imaginibus supposita,quae apud Musaeum spectantur”, Florence 1551, pp. 205-206; the present transcription is taken from J. Shearman, “ Raphael in early modern source”, Yale University in association with the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, New Haven and London 2003, pp. 250-52.
Inscription on Annone's tomb, Leo X's elephant: the portrait is by Raphael.
Artist(s): RaphaelDates: 18.6.1516
MONTE SVB HOC ELEPHAS INGENTI CONTEGOR INGENS,
QVEM REX EMANVEL, DEVICTO ORIENTE, LEONI
CAPTIVVM MISIT DECIMO; QVEM ROMVLA PVBES
MIRATA EST ANIMAL, NON LONGO TEMPORE VISVM,
VIDIT, ET HVMANOS IN BRVTO PECTORE SENSVS.
INVIDIT LATII SEDEM MIHI PARCA BEATI,
NEC PASSA EST TERNOS DOMINO FAMVLARIER ANNOS;
AT QVAE SORS RAPVIT NATVRAE DEBITA NOSTRAE
TEMPORA, VOS, SVPERI, MAGNO ACCVMVLATE LEONI.
VIXIT ANNOS VII.
OBIIT ANGINAE MORBO.
ALTITVDO ERAT PALMORVM XII
IO. BAPTISTA BRANCONIVS AQVILANVS A CVBICVLO
ET ELEPHANTIS CVRAE PRAEFECTVS
POSVIT
MDXVI. 8 . IVNII
LEONIS X. PONT. ANNO QVARTO
RAPHAEL VRBINAS QVOD NATVRA ABSTVLERAT
ARTE RESTITVIT.
