Allegorie op de liefde voor Venetië Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente (serietitel), RP-P-1985-386-138, Robert van Audenaerde, between 1673 and 1743
Identificationtitle(s): allegory of the love of venicenumismata virorum illustrium ex barbadica gente (series title). Object type: print album page object number: rp-p-1985-386-138. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a console with the lion of saint mark, symbol of venice. He is being hugged by amor: two angels with quivers on their backs. The print is part of an album. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: robert van audenaerd (mentioned on object), client: giovanni francesco barbarigo (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1673 - 1743. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 182 mm × w 180 mm. Subject: what: lion (possibly with book) ~ symbol of st. Markcupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1985. Date: between 1673 and 1743.