Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch ca. 1600 Giovanni de' Vecchi Italian In the scene at left Christ ascends into a bank of clouds, having left his footprints on the summit of the Mount of Olives. At right of center Saint Philip has joined the Eunuch in his chariot and explains the passage of Isaiah the Ethiopian is reading, while in the background Saint Philip is seen baptizing his convert (Acts 8:26-40). The "bretessed bend" and the stars of the Aldobrandini arms that appear above the figure of Saint Philip could identi

Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch ca. 1600 Giovanni de' Vecchi Italian In the scene at left Christ ascends into a bank of clouds, having left his footprints on the summit of the Mount of Olives. At right of center Saint Philip has joined the Eunuch in his chariot and explains the passage of Isaiah the Ethiopian is reading, while in the background Saint Philip is seen baptizing his convert (Acts 8:26-40). The "bretessed bend" and the stars of the Aldobrandini arms that appear above the figure of Saint Philip could identify this project as a never-executed scheme commissioned by or proposed to Pope Clement VIII Aldobrandini, who reigned from 1592 to 1605. The convincing attribution to Giovanni de' Vecchi for this large, vibrant design for a wall decoration was first proposed by Philip Pouncey in Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch 340944

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