Portrait of Nicolo Barbarigo and the personifications of Eloquence, Truth, and Vigilance
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with on the front the portrait of senator Nicolo Barbarigo. On the back Mercury with a quill in his hand. On the pedestal sits the personification of Eloquence: a woman with a helmet on her head and a crown. She holds a rod and a lightning bolt in her hands and a rapier beside her. Eloquence is assisted by Truth and by Vigilance. Truth is a naked woman, her face turned towards the heavenly rays and standing on a scepter. Her hands are free. Vigilance is a woman with a book, a rod and a torch. At her feet a crane with one leg raised and a stone in its claws. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description