Emblem: virgin Portrait of Lucretia Virgo (title on object), On top of a pedestal a medallion decorated with flowers with the portrait of the Roman virgin Lucretia. The pedestal bears a representation of a budding tulip, surrounded by a swarm of bees. To the left of the pedestal the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. On the right the personification Virtue (Castita), a lily in her hand. At her feet the zodiac sign Virgo and a shield with an ermine, symbol of purity. In the foreground a putto with a young girl with an emerald in her hands. On either side of the girl five oil lamps and five empty jugs, a reference to the story of the five wise and five foolish virgins, 'Castità', 'Pudicitia', 'Vergogna honesta' (Ripa), Madonna: ie Mary with the Christ -child, (story of) Lucretia, flowers: lily, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', non-narrative representations of the wise and foolish virgins, precious and semi-precise stones: emerald, flowers: tulip, insects: bee, Jan Goeree (mentioned on object), 1723, paper, letterpress printing, w 164 mm × h 118 mm
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Emblem, virgin Portrait, Lucretia Virgo, title, object, top, pedestal, medallion decorated, flowers, portrait, Roman virgin Lucretia, pedestal bears, representation, budding tulip, surrounded, swarm, bees, left, Virgin Mary, Christ Child, right, personification Virtue, Castita, lily, hand, feet, zodiac sign Virgo, shield, ermine, symbol, purity, foreground, putto, young girl, emerald, hands, side, girl five oil lamps, five empty jugs, reference, story, five wise, five foolish virgins, Castità, Pudicitia, Vergogna honesta, Ripa, Madonna, ie Mary, Christ -child, Lucretia, cupids, amores, amoretti, putti, non-narrative representations, wise, foolish virgins, precious, semi-precise stones, tulip, insects, bee, Jan Goeree, mentioned, 1723, paper, letterpress printing, w 164 mm × h 118 mm
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