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Portrait of Girolamo Barbarigo with the personifications of Wisdom and Military Art
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 medal with on the obverse the portrait of Girolamo (Hieronymus) Barbarigo, procurator of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. On the reverse a knight on horseback. The pedestal is flanked by a Roman man in toga with a caduceus or staff of snakes and an armored woman with a sword. They hold a wreath of laurel leaves and a wreath of oak leaves above a stack of books and a set of armor. This may represent the personifications of Wisdom and Military Art. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Girolamo Barbarigo met de personificaties van Wijsheid en Krijgskunst. 1673 - 1743. Robert van Audenaerd. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.