Identification title(s): portrait of marcantonio barbarigo and the personifications of politeness, kindness and gentleness ~ numismata virorum illustrium ex barbadica gente (series title). Object type: print album page object number: rp-p-1985-386-5. 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 cardinal marcantonio barbarigo on the obverse. On the reverse the cardinal kneels before the pope and is appointed. The pedestal is surrounded by three female personifications. On the left the personification of politeness (humanita). She caresses a dog. The woman in the middle is the feminine personification of friendliness or talkativeness. On the right is meekness: a woman with a laurel wreath on her head and her hand on the head of an elephant. 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 220 mm × w 244 mm. Subject: what: medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), trunked animals: elephantflowers: rose. Abstract ideas and concepts (+ personification). Friendliness, gentleness, affability; 'affabilità, piacevolezza, amabilità', 'animo piacevole, trattabile & amorevole', 'benignità' (ripa), humanity, politeness; 'cortesia', 'humanità' (ripa), gratitude; 'gratitudine', 'memoria grata de beneficii ricevuti' (ripa), meekness; 'mansuetudine' (ripa). Who: marcantonio barbarigo. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1985. Date: between 1673 and 1743.
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