Biretta Collection

President of the Supreme Court of Justice - Judge of Hearing
President of the Supreme Court of Justice (left) and Judge of Hearing (right). Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

President of the Supreme Court of Justice (left) and Judge of Hearing (right). Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Knight of the Order of Montesa. Ceremonial costume
Knight of the Order of Saint Mary of Montesa and St. George of Alfama or Order of Montesa. Military order established by King Jaime II of Aragon in 1317 to take the place of the Order of the Temple

Doctor of Science. Professor at the Central University. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

President of the Council of Public Instruction. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Reginald Pole (1500-1558) (engraving)
5913135 Reginald Pole (1500-1558) (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: Reginald Pole, Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury. Wearing a mozzetta robe and biretta hat)

Placement of the Doctoral Biretta (oil on canvas)
354823 Placement of the Doctoral Biretta (oil on canvas) by Martinez Anaya, Antonio (17th century); Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Francisco Guerrero (colour litho)
IND269895 Francisco Guerrero (colour litho) by Pacheco, Francisco (1564-1654) (after); Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Juan Everardo Nithard (engraving)
IND394419 Juan Everardo Nithard (engraving) by Spanish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juan Everardo Nittard (1607-81) was an Austiran priest of the Society of Jesus

Tomb of Ardicino della Porta (marble)
875135 Tomb of Ardicino della Porta (marble) by Italian School, (15th century); St. Peter s, Vatican Grotto, Vatican City; (add.info.: Ardicino della Porta the Younger (It.: Ardicino della Porta)

Portrait of Pietro Bembo (engraving)
820037 Portrait of Pietro Bembo (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pietro Bembo, Italian scholar, poet and cardinal.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Cardinal Leopold de Medici (marble)
BAT274605 Cardinal Leopold de Medici (marble) by Foggini, Giovanni Battista (1652-1725); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Chinese priests and monks, from China Illustrated
CHT223750 Chinese priests and monks, from China Illustrated by Athanasius Kircher (1601-80) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Dutch

Portrait of Jacob Boonen (engraving)
820496 Portrait of Jacob Boonen (engraving) by Crayer, Gaspar de (1584-1669) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacob Boonen, Archbishop of Mechelen)

Portrait of Luca Stella, Archbishop of Zadar (oil on canvas)
704473 Portrait of Luca Stella, Archbishop of Zadar (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Domenico Robusti (1560-1635); 125x99 cm; Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait presumed to be Andrea del Verrocchio (oil on panel)
ALI434078 Portrait presumed to be Andrea del Verrocchio (oil on panel) by Credi, Lorenzo di (1456-1536); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Advanced Ritual in the Church of England, II (engraving)
1037651 Advanced Ritual in the Church of England, II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advanced Ritual in the Church of England, II)

Portrait of Bernardo Clesio (oil on panel)
704450 Portrait of Bernardo Clesio (oil on panel) by Bruyn, Bartholomaeus the Elder (1493-1555); 61x50 cm; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Scipione Borghese, 1632 (marble)
704438 Scipione Borghese, 1632 (marble) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: The first version of two almost identical busts)

Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg, 1523 (Burin engraving)
5890620 Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg, 1523 (Burin engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 17.5x12.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pope Paul V (mosaic)
875128 Pope Paul V (mosaic) by Provenzale, Marcello (1577-1639); 67x54 cm; Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Pope Paul V (Latin: Paulus V; 17 September 1552 - 28 January 1621)

Georges d Amboise, from Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres
619466 Georges d Amboise, from Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres, et sujets memorables de France, published 1787-92 (colour litho) by French School

Cast Medal of Bishop Giovanni Battista Casalio, c. 1526 (bronze)
EIT441155 Cast Medal of Bishop Giovanni Battista Casalio, c.1526 (bronze) by Vicentino, Antonio (fl.1580); diam: 69 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian

Portrait of a cardinal (tempera on wood)
BFM286560 Portrait of a cardinal (tempera on wood) by Italian School, (16th century); 56x48 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (oil on canvas)
CHT191850 Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (oil on canvas) by Champaigne, Philippe de (1602-74); La Sorbonne, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Portrait of Pietro Bembo, c. 1560 (oil on canvas)
5055810 Portrait of Pietro Bembo, c.1560 (oil on canvas) by Altissimo, Cristofano dell (c.1525-1605) (and workshop); 77.5 x 63 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Portrait of Jacopo Sadoleto, c. 1560 (oil on canvas)
5055809 Portrait of Jacopo Sadoleto, c.1560 (oil on canvas) by Altissimo, Cristofano dell (c.1525-1605) (and workshop); 77.5 x 62.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Allegory in praise of Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) fighting against Austria (the eagle) Spain
XIR224451 Allegory in praise of Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) fighting against Austria (the eagle) Spain (the lion) and the enemies within France (the caterpillars) 1628 (engraving) (b/w photo)

Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468). Engraving. Colored
Juan de Torquemada (1388-1468). Spanish Dominican theologian. Engraving. 17th century. Colored

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-1641). Portrait by Rubens (
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-1641). Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Nicolas Joaquin Arteta Calisto (1771-1849). Portrait
Nicolas Joaquin Arteta Calisto (1771-1849). Bishop and first archbishop of Quito. Chapter house. Cathedral of Quito. Ecuador

Philibert Dupanloup
F A PHILIBERT DUPANLOUP French churchman, bishop of Orleans, holding his purple biretta in a folded position. Date: 1802 - 1878

Attributed to Annibale Carracci, Italian (1560-1609), Portrait of an Ecclesiastic Wearing a Biretta, probably 1580-1590, red chalk heightened with white

Cardinal Pole (oil on canvas)
BAL412394 Cardinal Pole (oil on canvas) by Piombo, Sebastiano del (S. Luciani) (c.1485-1547); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Bishop Nicholas Ridley, from The National and Domestic History of England
KW322397 Bishop Nicholas Ridley, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Arlequin sur l Hippogryphe a la croisade Lojoliste Armee van den heylige lingue voor der jesuiten monarchy. Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, artist, [1689], 1 print (broadside) : etching and engraving

Thomas Wolsey, illustration from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham, published c
KW292359 Thomas Wolsey, illustration from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham, published c.1880 (engraving) by English School

The apostolic nuncio receiving the Red Hat from the President of the French Republic
XIR248135 The apostolic nuncio receiving the Red Hat from the President of the French Republic, from Le Petit Journal, 19 July 1896 (coloured engraving) by Tofani

Portrait of Joseph de Bergaigne, Pieter Nolpe, 1644

1127668; out of copyright

Portrait of Valerius Andreas, Jan Baptist Jongelinck, 1710 - 1725

Portrait of a Young Man (pencil & w / c on paper)
XIR212919 Portrait of a Young Man (pencil & w/c on paper) by Italian School, (16th century); 27.4x20.6 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

Advanced Ritual in the Church of England, Uk, 1881: 1. the Proscribed Vestments: A
ADVANCED RITUAL IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, UK, 1881: 1. THE PROSCRIBED VESTMENTS: A, The Chasuble; B, The Dalmatic; C, The Tunicle. 2

CARDINAL POLE (1500-1558). Reginald, Cardinal Pole. English Roman Catholic prelate. Oil on panel by an unknown artist

His grace Archbishop O Donnell, Archbishop of Armagh. 24 November 1924

Arlequin Sur L hippogryphe A La Croisade Lojoliste Armee Van Den Heylige Lingue Voor Der Jesuiten Monarchy. Hooghe, Romeyn De, 1645-1708, Artist, [1689], 1 Print (broadside) : Etching And Engraving

PAUL CULLEN (1803-1878). Irish prelate. Wood engraving, English, 1878

Bj Vaughan / Vfair 1907
BERNARD JOHN VAUGHAN Jesuit priest Date: 1847 - 1922

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"Biretta: A Symbol of Prestige and Accomplishment" The biretta, a traditional ceremonial hat worn by esteemed individuals, holds great significance in various fields. From the President of the Supreme Court of Justice to Judges of Hearing, this iconic headpiece represents authority and wisdom. Reginald Pole (1500-1558), depicted in an engraving, donned his biretta as he served as President of the Supreme Court of Justice. His commitment to justice and fair judgment was embodied by this symbolic accessory. Not limited to legal professionals alone, the it also adorned distinguished academics like Doctor Francisco Guerrero. As a Doctor of Science and Professor at the Central University, his expertise was recognized through this prestigious cap. Juan Everardo Nithard's engraved portrait showcases him wearing a biretta while serving as President of the Council for Public Instruction. This exemplifies how even outside academia or law courts, this headgear symbolizes leadership and intellectual prowess. Furthermore, being awarded with knighthood is another occasion where one may proudly wear their ceremonial costume alongside their biretta. The Knight of the Order Montesa would display both honorifics with pride during formal events or special occasions. In historical paintings such as "Placement of the Doctoral Biretta, " we witness scholars receiving their doctoral degrees while having their heads graced by this distinctive hat. It signifies not only academic achievement but also marks them as partakers in centuries-old traditions. Whether it be Presidents or Professors alike, those who wear a it can revered for their knowledge and contributions to society. This timeless symbol continues to inspire respect for those who have dedicated themselves to excellence within their respective fields.