Berta Joncus, Listening to Portraits: Music and the Eighteenth-Century Opera Celebrity
Dr Berta Joncus, Goldsmiths, University of London, Listening to Portraits: Music, Representation and the Eighteenth-Century Singer, Dr Berta Joncus (Senior Lecturer in Music, Goldsmith’s College, University of London) The following images were used by Dr Joncus, they have been blurred out in the film because of copyright reasons LIST OF FIGURES Abbrieviations Windsor Anthony Blunt and Edward Croft-Murray, Venetian Drawings of the XVII & XVIII Centuries: in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle (London: Phaidon Press, [1957]) Cini Alessandro Bettagno with an introduction by Giuseppe Focco, Caricature di Anton Maria Zanetti (Venice: Neri Pozza Editore, 1969) Algarotti Edward Croft-Murray with Sybille Pantazzi, An Album of Eighteenth-Century Venetian Operatic Caricatures, formerly in the Collection of Count Algarotti (Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980) Fig. 1. Rosalba Carriera, Die Sängerin Faustina Bordoni (1700-1781) mit einem Notenblatt. c1724. Pastel on paper. 44.5x33.5 cm. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Fig. 2a.Giuseppe Brocetti, Faustina Bordoni. 1723. Bronze medallion. 84mm. British Museum. Fig. 2b. Giuseppe Brocetti, Una Avis in Terris [Faustina Bordoni]. 1723. Bronze medallion. 84mm. British Museum. Fig. 3a. Bust of Faustina I. 141-61 AD [‘Diva Aug. Faustina’]. Copper alloy coin. 23.81 grammes. British Museum. Fig.3b. Aeternitas, draped, seated left, on low seat, holding phoenix on globe on right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. 141-61 AD. Bronze. Copper alloy coin. 23.81 grammes. British Museum. Fig 4. Antonio Montauti, Princess Violante Beatrice, Grand Princess of Tuscany. Bronze medallion, 1713. 85mm. British Museum. Fig. 5a.Giuseppe Brocetti, Faustina Bordoni. 1723. Bronze medallion. 86mm. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. Fig. 5b. Giuseppe Brocetti, Quis tam ferreus ut teneat [Faustina Bordoni]. 1723. Bronze medallion. Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, La Spezia. Fig. 6. Portrait of a Woman [Faustina Bordoni?]. Undated. Pastel pasted on canvas. 44.5 x 36.5 mm. Musée Condé. Fig. 7. Portrait of a Castrato. Undated. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Fig. 8. Anton Maria Zanetti, Sig.ra Faustina in S. Gio, G.mo, nel 1716 nell’Ariodante [Sgra Faustina Bordoni in S. Giovanni Grisostomo]. 1716. Pen and brown ink. 201 x 151mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 26]. Fig 9. Anton Maria Zanetti, Francesco Bernardi detto Senesino e Faustina Bordoni. 1729? Pen and brown ink. 204x285mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 34]. For other caricatures of Senesino and Faustina together in Oriental in roles, see Windsor, nos. 67 and 69. Fig. 10. Anton Maria Zanetti, La Cuzzona [Francesca Cuzzoni Sandoni]. 1718-32. Pen and brown ink. 195x143mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 17]. Copies in Windsor, nos, 126, 127. Fig. 11. Anton Maria Zanetti. Nicolo Grimaldo detto Nicolini and Francesca Cuzzoni. 1730? Pen and brown ink. 195x277mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 36]. Fig. 12. Anton Maria Zanetti. Carli [Antonio Francesco Carli] 1723? [in Mitradate re di Ponto?] Pen and brown ink. 203 x 139mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 19]. Copied in Windsor, no. 97 [not inscribed], and Algarotti, no. 8 [inscribed Carli]. Fig. 13. Anton Maria Zanetti. Pasi. [Antonio Pasi]. n.d. Pen and brown ink on black crayon outline. 198 x 139. Cini, no. 11. Similar figures in Windsor, no. 108 [not inscribed] and Algarotti, no. 21 [inscribed Canteli, for Angelo (or Antonio) Maria Cantelli]. Fig. 14. Anton Maria Zanetti, Salvatici tenor da Genova. [possibly Michele Selvatici from Modena, in Venice 1721-2, 1725-6, or Giovanni Battista Pinacci, 1724-7]. n.d. Pen and brown ink. 200x134mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 116]. Copies in Windsor, no. 98 [not inscribed], Algarotti, no. 27 [inscribed Pinazzi]. Fig. 15. Anton Maria Zanetti, Valentino Urbani. 1717-19. Pen and brown ink. 29 x 197 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 79]. Copies in Windsor, no. 84 [inscribed Valentino] and Algarotti, no. 7 [inscribed Valentino]. Fig. 16 Anton Maria Zanetti, Paita [Giovanni Paita] 1729? [in Gianguir?] Pen and brown ink. 195x133 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 107]. Fig. 17. Pier Leone Ghezzi. La Faustina famosa cantarina. March 1722. Pen and brown ink on yellowed paper. 378 x 257 mm. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Fig. 18. Pier Leone Ghezzi. Portrait profile of Faustina Bordoni. n.d. Pen and brown ink on yellowed paper. 270 x 208 mm. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Fig. 19 Pier Leone Ghezzi. Faustina cantarina moglie del Sassone. 1739-50. Pen and brown ink on white paper. 215 x 151 mm. British Museum. Fig. 20. Pier Leone Ghezzi. Faustina. [in Sassone marito della Faustina]. 1739-50. Pen and brown ink on white paper. 215 x 150 mm. British Museum. Fig. 21. Lorenzo Zucchi after Stefano Torelli, Faustina Hasse Prima Virtuosa da Camera. n.d. Copper engraving. 42 x 31 cm. Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Fig. 22. Anton Maria Zanetti. Scalzi Vezzoso. [‘Charming Scalzi, i.e. Carlo Scalzi]. 1719-38. Pen and brown ink. 204 x 142 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 321]. Fig. 23. Anton Maria Zanetti. Marubbio in S. Angelo. n.d. Pen and brown ink on black crayon outline. 247 x 141. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 122]. Fig. 24 . Anton Maria Zanetti. Valetta [Gaetano Valletta]. 1731-35. Pen and brown ink. 291 x 202 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 292]. Fig. 25 Anton Maria Zanetti. Senesino. n.d. Pen and brown ink. 285 x 203 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, 44]. Copies in Windsor, no. 79 [no inscription] and Algarotti, no. 11, Senesino. Fig 26 Anton Maria Zanetti. Nicolin il Cavaliere [Nicoloa Grimaldi detto Nicolino]. 1712-29. Pen and brown ink. 200 x 142 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 3]. Copies in different pose in Windsor, no. 65 [no inscription, incorrectly identified as Senesino] and Algarotti, no. 3, Nicolino. Fig 27. Anton Maria Zanetti. Fontana [Agostina Fontana]. 1738. Pen and brown ink. 202 x 142 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 324]. Copy in Windsor, no. 184, Fontana S Gio: G.mo 1738. Fig. 28. Anton Maria Zanetti. Susina in S. Angelo. n.d. Pen and brown ink. 151 x 92 mm Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 246]. Fig. 29. Anton Maria Zanetti. Pacini [Andrea Pacini detto Il Lucchesino] 1726? Pen and brown ink. 199 x 134 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no.95]. Fig. 30. Anton Maria Zanetti. Bernach in S. Gio: Grisostomo nell’anno 1723 nel Mitridate Rè di Ponto [Antonio Bernacchi]. 1723. Pen and brown ink. 427 x 299 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 1]. Fig. 31. Anton Maria Zanetti. Bernach. n. d. Pen and brown ink reinforced with china ink. 201 x 159. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 22]. Fig. 32. Anton Maria Zanetti. Bernach. n. d. Pen and brown ink. 230 x 156 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 98]. Fig. 33. Anton Maria Zanetti. Bernach. n. d. Pen and brown ink. 194 x 125 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 261]. Fig. 34. Anton Maria Zanetti. In S: Gio: Gmo Bernach nell’anno 1735 nel Demofonte. 1735 Pen and brown ink on black crayon outline. 291 x 205 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 300]. Fig. 35. Anton Maria Zanetti. Bernach che gode Pullichin.a in piazza de S. Marco [Bernacchi who enjoys Pulcinella in the Piazza San Marco]. n.d. Pen and brown ink. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, no. 267]. Similar to Windsor, no. 83. Fig. 36. John Clark, The most Illustrious Signor Senesino's Landing in England amidst the Acclamations & Submissions of all lovers of Musick. c1720. Engraving. 193 x 263 mm. British Museum. Fig. 37. Berenstadt, Cuzzoni and Senesino. 1723. Engraving.193 x 262 mm. British Museum. Fig. 38. William Hogarth, Masquerades and Operas, Burlington Gate, 1724 or after. Engraving. 166 x 204 mm. British Museum. Fig. 39. George Bickham after John Clark, The Ladies Lamentation for ye Loss of Senesino. [Music and verses by Henry Carey. In George Bickham, The Musical Entertainer, volume one.] 1737-38. Engraving. 328 x 202 millimetres. British Museum. Fig. 40. An Epistle from S-r S-o to S-a F-a. 1727. Engraved illustration. 9.6 x 14.5 cm. British Library. Fig. 41. Alexander van Aken, after Thomas Hudson, Francesco Bernardi. Senesino. 1734. Mezzotint.367 x 262 mm. National Portrait Gallery. Fig. 42. Non e si vago. Sung by Senesino. 1730. Engraving of music [from Giulio Cesare. by George Friedrich Handel, libretto by Nicola Haym]. British Library. Fig. 43. Elisha Kirkall, after Joseph Goupy, Francesco Bernardi detto Senesino. 1727. Mezzotint. 326 x 232 mm. National Portrait Gallery. Fig. 44. Giuilia Frasi. 1745-1760. Mezzotint. 342 x 250 mm. National Portrait Gallery. Fig. 45. Voi Amante, or Rondeau. c1760. Engraving of music [by Felice Giardini]. British Library. Fig. 46. Francesco Bernardo [Senesino, in Rodelinda, inscr. James Harris]. 1725. Oil on canvas. Earl of Malmesbury collection. Fig. 47. Bartolomeo Nazari, Faustina Bordoni. c1734. Oil on canvas. 134 x 106 cm. Handel House. Fig. 48. BE ..HI [Antonio Maria Bernacchi]. n.d. Plaster bust. 65x54x30 cm. Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna. Fig. 49. Anton Maria Zanetti. Ballin [Annibale Pio Fabbr]. After 1716. pen and brown ink. 199 x 134 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, 96]. Copy in Windsor, no. 172. Fig. 50. Anton Maria Zanetti. Ballin [Annibale Pio Fabbr]. After 1716. Pen and brown ink. 121 x 138 mm. Fondazione Giorgio Cini [Cini, 33]. Fig. 51 Anibale [sic] Pio Fabri Bolognese. Accadem. Filarmonico. n.d. Oil on canvas. 103 x 74 cm. Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna. Fig. 52 Lead bust. n.d. [c1740?]. Private collection. Fig. 53 ‘To Mr ROUBILIAC on seeing a bust made by him of SENESINO by Mr LOCKMAN’. London Daily Post. 4 June 1736.
http://podcast.open.ac.uk/oulearn/arts-and-humanities/podcast-open-arts-archive…