Ghent city maiden and four allegorical terms, Ius civile gandensium (title on object), Title page for: Joannes Antonius Cnobbaert, Jus civile gandensium, 1677, The city maiden of Ghent sits enthroned holding a banner and a cartouche with title. At her feet lies the Ghent lion. The city maid is flanked by four female terms; to the far left and right, two women are blindfolded and carry a sword and scales in their hands (possibly personifying Justice), to the front left, a woman with cartouche with hands shaking, to the front right, a woman with burning heart and child on arm (possibly (Nearest) Love). Above the throne a crowned coat of arms and six portrait medallions of rulers., print maker: anonymous, publisher: Michiel Cnobbaert, Antwerp, 1677, paper, engraving, height 296 mm × width 185 mm
Keywords:
Ghent city maiden, four allegorical terms, Ius civile gandensium, title, object, Title page, Joannes Antonius Cnobbaert, Jus civile gandensium, 1677, city maiden, Ghent sits enthroned holding, banner, cartouche, title, feet lies, Ghent lion, city maid, flanked, four female terms, far left, right, two women, blindfolded, carry, sword, scales, hands, personifying Justice, front left, woman, cartouche, hands shaking, front right, woman, burning heart, child, arm, Nearest, Love, throne, crowned coat, arms, six portrait medallions, rulers, print maker, anonymous, publisher, Michiel Cnobbaert, Antwerp, 1677, paper, engraving, height 296 mm × width 185 mm
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.