Identification title(s): portrait of gregorio barbarigo, flanked by the coat of arms of the medici and the order of saint stephen. Numismata virorum illustrium ex barbadica gente (series title). Object type: print album page object number: rp-p-1985-386-52. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: pedestal in the shape of a cartouche. On top of it a medallion with the portrait of gregorio barbarigo on the front. He wears a miter on his head. On the reverse, gregorio is installed as grand master of the sacred and military order of saint stephen by cosimo iii de' medici. The pedestal is flanked by a man in a toga with the coat of arms of the medici and an armored man with the coat of arms of the order of saint stephen. The woman in the center wears an ermine cloak and a crown. She has a helmet and scepter in her hands and holds a crown with a french lily next to the head of the medici. The print is part of an album. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: robert van audenaerd (mentioned on object), after own design by: robert van audenaerd (mentioned on object), client: giovanni francesco barbarigo. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1673 - 1743. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 221 mm × w 235 mm. Subject: what: medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), insignia of bishop, e. G. Miter, croziercoat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ), crown (symbol of sovereignty). Who: gregorio barbarigo. Cosimo iii de'medici. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1985. Date: between 1673 and 1743.
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