Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Audenaerd, Robert van, Rome, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Portrait of Arrigo of Muggia and the personification of Fame, verso - stamped, Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with on the front a portrait of Arrigo of Muggia, the ancestor of the Barbarigo family. According to legend, Arrigo defended the city of Muggio against the Saracens. He cut off his opponents' beards and thus earned his nickname Barba-Arrigo. Arrigo is depicted in armor, with a laurel wreath. Around his neck a chain of Saracen beards. On the back Arrigo cuts off the beards. Above that the text: A Victoria Nomen. Above the pedestal Faam draws the coat of arms of the Barbarigo family. An eagle holds the inkwell. With a palm branch in its other claw, the eagle is here the symbol of power and victory. The pedestal is flanked by two coats of arms. On the left that of the city of Muggia. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 217 mm, width 240 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, prentmaker, 1673 - 1743, paper, papier, engraving, graferen (drukprocessé), plaken, Work conception, after own design by, Italian, 1658-04-29 - 1730-01-27, client
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