Identification title(s): allegory of the twenty-five year marriage. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1910-1681. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: two putti near a sacrificial column. One kneels and is veiled. The standing putto holds two burning hearts and a snake biting its own tail, the symbol of eternity. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object), according to own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1768. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 112 mm × w 161 mm. Subject: what: 'castità, matrimoniale', 'fede maritale', 'matrimonio' (ripa), eternity, 'aeternitas'; 'eternità','eternità o perpetuità' (ripa), profane heart symbolism ~ love. Acquisition: purchase 1910. Date: 1768.
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