Allegory of eloquence Title page for: N. de La Touche, L'art de bien parler françois, 1720, Allegorical representation with poetry in the middle in a dress embroidered with letters, a cornucopia in the hand, as a reference to the fruitful ideas she expresses. She receives flowers from Mercury (eloquence), Apollo (poetry) and Faith and Wisdom. In the foreground putti who learn to speak and read. In the margin a six-line caption in French, Eloquence, 'Eloquenza', 'Fermezza & Gravitell'Oratione '(Ripa) (symbolic representation of concept), Hermes Logios, Mercury as god of eloquence, symbolic representations, allegories and emblems, poetry, 'Poesia' (Ripa), wisdom, 'Sapientia', one of the seven gifts of the soul, Faith, 'Fides', 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa), one of the Three Theological Virtues, Bernard Picart (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, paper, engraving, h 150 mm × w 89 mm
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Allegory, eloquence Title page, N, de La Touche, L'art de bien parler françois, 1720, Allegorical representation, poetry, middle, dress embroidered, letters, cornucopia, hand, reference, fruitful ideas, expresses, receives flowers, Mercury, eloquence, Apollo, Faith, Wisdom, foreground putti, learn, speak, read, margin, six-line caption, French, Eloquence, Eloquenza, Fermezza & Gravitell'Oratione ', Ripa, symbolic representation, concept, Hermes Logios, god, symbolic representations, allegories, emblems, Poesia, wisdom, Sapientia, seven gifts, soul, Fides, Fede, Fede catholica, Fede christiana, Fede christiana catholica, Three Theological Virtues, Bernard Picart, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, paper, engraving
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