Identification title(s): coat of arms of the barbarigo family and the personification of religion. Numismata virorum illustrium ex barbadica gente (series title). Object type: print album page object number: rp-p-1985-386-60. 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 coat of arms of the barbarigo family on the front with the text above: religio barbadica. On the back the facade of santa maria zobenigo in venice. The female personification of religion lies on the pedestal. It concerns a veiled woman with a cross. Her other arm rests on a block of stone, her unshakable foundation. The fire in her hand is the light of faith. To the right of faith stands a high priest with the tables of the law. At his feet objects from the temple, including a minora. On the left a bishop with the new testament in his hands. At his feet are objects from the church, such as a candlestick and censer. 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 216 mm × w 240 mm. Subject: what: medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), armorial bearing, heraldry. Fides (faith) as roman personificationarchbishop, bishop, etc. (roman catholic), high priest ~ hierarchy of priests. Where. Santa maria zobenigo. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1985. Date: between 1673 and 1743.
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