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Portrait of Gregorio Barbarigo and the Personifications of Mercy and Compensation
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Portrait of Gregorio Barbarigo and the Personifications of Mercy and Compensation

Robert van Audenaerd · 1673 - 1743 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it, a medallion with on the front the portrait of Gregorio Barbarigo. He wears a bishop's mitre on his head. On the back stands Pietas at a burning altar. The woman behind the pedestal is the personification of Mercy or Compassion. It is a woman with in her left hand a nest with a pelican that pecks its own breast. With her right hand, she distributes alms to the poor. On the right, a woman counts her money. She transfers the money from her right hand to her left hand. She is the personification of Compensation or Restitution. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Gregorio Barbarigo en de personificaties van Barmhartigheid en Vergoeding. 1673 - 1743. Robert van Audenaerd. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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