Identification title(s): medallions with portraits of aratus of sikyon and marcus brutus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-62. 414. Catalog reference: rijksmuseum collection-2(2)note: two states in the rijksmuseum collection. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: medallions with portraits of the greek statesman aratos and the roman senator marcus brutus, against a pillar. Next to it an hourglass and a scythe as allegorical symbols of time. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: reinier vinkeles (i) (mentioned on object) to own design by: reinier vinkeles (i) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1789 - 1809. Physical characteristics: et's. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 245 mm × w 164 mm. Explanation: print also used as a book illustration in: plutarchus [edited by e. Wassenbergh and h. Bosscha]. The lives of illustrious greeks and romans, compared (. . ) 12 vols. Amsterdam: johannes allart, 1789-1809. Subject: what: column, pillar ~ architectureother allegories of time, e. G. 'tempo' (ripa)(story of) marcus junius brutus. Who: aratus of soloi. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1789 and 1809.
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