Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Audenaerd, Robert van, Rome, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Portrait of Antonio Barbarigo and the personifications Justice, Charity and Government, verso - stamped, Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with on the obverse the portrait of Antonio Barbarigo, procurator of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. On the reverse a king on his throne. Behind the pedestal stands Charity. With one hand he shows that he wants to help a poor man rise from the earth. With the other hand he gives money. In addition a pelican that feeds its young with its own blood. Mercy is flanked by two female personifications. The woman on the left holds a fasces in her hands, the recognition sign of higher Roman magistrates that indicated their authority to have someone flogged and beheaded. The woman on the right holds a pair of scales, a book and a scroll. These are possibly the personifications of Justice and Government (Politica). The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 219 mm, width 241 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1673 - 1743, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Italian, 1658-04-29 - 1730-01-27, client
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